2027 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in Colorado

Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in Colorado

Best Schools for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef in Colorado

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef

1

Mesa State College
Grand Junction, CO

37 Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Degrees Awarded

$43,617 Median Starting Salary

Mesa State College tops our 2027 ranking of the best baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef schools. Mesa State College is a large public school located in the city of Grand Junction. About 47% of students finish within six years. Mesa State College awarded about 37 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef degree from Mesa State College earn around $43,617 in the first couple years of their career. Mesa State College graduates carry a median of $22,310 in student loans. See the full baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef program report for Mesa State College

2

Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder
Boulder, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,130 Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Degrees Awarded

$27,953 Median Starting Salary

Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef schools. Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Boulder. About 1,130 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef degrees were awarded at Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder in the most recent year. Students who receive their baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef degree from Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder earn around $27,953 in the first couple years of their career. Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder graduates carry a median of $14,198 in student loans. Get the full baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef details for Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.