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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Plains States 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Kansas City Kansas Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in culinary arts at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Kansas City Kansas Community College Report

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Des Moines Area Community College Report

#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 37 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#3

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Saint Paul College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Plains States Region . Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 69% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Saint Paul College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,369.

Full Culinary Arts at Saint Paul College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ozarks Technical Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in culinary arts at OTC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Ozarks Technical Community College Report

Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

About 56% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Western Iowa Tech Community College Report

#7

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

With a ranking of #8, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Iowa Central Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fort Dodge.

Women make up 57% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Washburn Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in culinary arts at Washburn Tech, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Washburn Institute of Technology Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 87
Minnesota 125
South Dakota 3
Iowa 200
North Dakota 4
Nebraska 130

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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 27 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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