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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

14 Colleges
$20,089 Avg Salary
$10,217 Avg Student Debt

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Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in Illinois with 668 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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.

Check out the culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College the most popular school in Illinois for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 91% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Kennedy-King College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $5,257.

Full Culinary Arts at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Report

#2

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Out of the 14 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in culinary arts at College of Lake County, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at College of Lake County Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Elgin Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Illinois. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Elgin.

Women make up 80% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Elgin Community College

Out of the 14 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MVCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.

About 77% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Moraine Valley Community College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Richland Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Decatur, Richland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in culinary arts at Richland Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#6

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the distant town of Mattoon.

Of the 28 students majoring in culinary arts at Lake Land College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Lincoln Land 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Southwestern Illinois College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

Women make up 64% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Southwestern Illinois College Report

#7

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#7

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Kaskaskia 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 413
Indiana 181
Wisconsin 333
Ohio 305

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 10,546
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 5,029
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,303
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,394
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 786
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 335
Institutional Food Workers 204
Culinary Science/Culinology 203
Bartending/Bartender 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 82
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 28
Wine Steward/Sommelier 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 14 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.

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