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2024 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
471 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #367 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 471 degrees in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef School

Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Baking & Pastry Arts

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the baking & pastry arts degree levels they offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Baking & Pastry Arts

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

Every student who is interested in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef has to look into National Louis University. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #393 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NLU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH

Every student who is interested in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef has to take a look at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #442 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cincinnati State is a great college overall.

There were roughly 13 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati State in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

It is difficult to beat Milwaukee Area Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. MATC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Milwaukee. This college ranks 28th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 13 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

Waukesha County Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. WCTC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Pewaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #622 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WCTC is a great college overall.

There were about 13 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at WCTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Baker College crest
Baker College
Owosso, MI
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 44th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 16 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Baker College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
43 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 1877th out of 2,217 colleges for overall quality nationwide.

There were approximately 43 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Kennedy-King College in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 24 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #377 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Macomb Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 14 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent data year.

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Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Colleges by State

Explore the best baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 25
Michigan 915 33
Illinois 870 65
Wisconsin 672 18

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Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef is one of 11 different types of Culinary Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 811
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 191
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 156
Culinary Science/Culinology 102
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 78
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 59
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 18
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 9
Institutional Food Workers 4
Wine Steward/Sommelier 1

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