by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 668 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,223 and $13,205 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 238 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their culinary arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The culinary arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the #1 spot on the list. City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Augustine College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois list. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Joliet Junior College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Joliet, Illinois. It awarded 31 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Central College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in East Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Rend Lake College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Ina, Illinois, and it awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Elgin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. Elgin Community College is located in Elgin, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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College of Lake County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #8. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school situated in Grayslake, Illinois. It awarded 20 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Triton College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
College of DuPage landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Glen Ellyn, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Moraine Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois list. Moraine Valley Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Palos Hills, Illinois. It awarded 12 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
McHenry County College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois list. MCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Crystal Lake, Illinois. It awarded 6 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Richland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #14. Richland Community College is a public institution located in Decatur, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kaskaskia College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Kaskaskia College is a small public school situated in Centralia, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Land Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois list. LLCC is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Southwestern Illinois College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Illinois list. SWIC is a medium-sized school located in Belleville, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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