by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Michigan, there were 413 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,810 and $15,565 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 224 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,608 and $18,344 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in culinary arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful culinary arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baker College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate. Baker College is a small school located in Owosso, Michigan that handed out 41 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate list. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Warren, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Rapids Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Rapids Community College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Grand Rapids Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Kalamazoo Valley Community College Culinary Arts Report
Washtenaw Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 14 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Washtenaw Community College
With a ranking of #7, Henry Ford College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 13 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern Michigan College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate list. Located in Traverse City, Michigan, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Northwestern Michigan College
Mott Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate list. Mott Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate ranking. Located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Jackson College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate list. Jackson, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Lake Michigan College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate ranking. Lake Michigan College is located in Benton Harbor, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Monroe County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Michigan for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Monroe, Michigan, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Monroe County Community College
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