2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 91% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 9% are male.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Kennedy-King College carry an average student debt load of $5,257.
Out of the 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Rapids Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 8% are male.
Culinary Arts majors at Grand Rapids Community College take out an average of $10,832 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Grand Rapids Community College
The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
About 27% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 73% are male.
The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cuyahoga Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in culinary arts at Cuyahoga Community College District, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Out of the 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) landed the # 5 spot on the list. Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Roseville.
On average, culinary arts graduates from Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) take out $12,588 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $100.
Full Culinary Arts at Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) Report
College of Lake County ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 55% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
Sinclair Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.
Women make up 58% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
Michigan Career and Technical Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Career and Technical Institute is a small public school located in the rural area of Plainwell.
Of the 26 students majoring in culinary arts at Michigan Career and Technical Institute, 69% are male and 31% are female.
Elgin Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Elgin.
About 80% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 20% are male.
Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
On average, culinary arts graduates from Madison College take out $12,047 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 413 |
Indiana | 181 |
Wisconsin | 333 |
Ohio | 305 |
Illinois | 668 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Culinary Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 124,611 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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