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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

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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 #21 most popular major in Minnesota with 125 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. 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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

#1

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Paul College the most popular school in Minnesota for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 13 students majoring in culinary arts at Saint Paul College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Saint Paul College take out $8,369 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Of the 6 students majoring in culinary arts at Hennepin Technical College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

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Out of the 8 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

About 60% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hibbing Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at Hibbing Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd 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 #6 on the list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the remote town of Brainerd.

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#7

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

With a ranking of #7, South Central College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. South Central College is a small public school located in the suburb of North Mankato.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 87
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

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 8 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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