2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts in Missouri

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for culinary arts students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 81 associate degrees in culinary arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts School for Your Associate Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality culinary arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for culinary arts.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Culinary Arts in Missouri

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in culinary arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Culinary Arts Students Working on Their Associate

1

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

42 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in culinary arts needs to take a look at Ozarks Technical Community College. OTC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Springfield. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for associate degrees in culinary arts in Missouri.

There were approximately 42 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at OTC in the most recent year we have data available.

After graduating, culinary arts associate recipients typically make around $21,900 in the first five years of their career.

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2

Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, MO

29 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in culinary arts needs to look into Saint Louis Community College. Saint Louis Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in culinary arts in Missouri.

There were about 29 culinary arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Saint Louis Community College in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their associate from the culinary arts program report average early career income of $26,200.

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3

East Central College
Union, MO

6 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

East Central College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in culinary arts. East Central College is a small public college located in the rural area of Union.

There were about 6 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at East Central College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Jefferson College
Hillsboro, MO

4 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Jefferson College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in culinary arts. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public college with a small student population.

There were about 4 culinary arts individuals who graduated with this degree at JeffCo in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Missouri State University - West Plains
West Plains, MO

Missouri State West Plains is a small public university located in the town of West Plains. More information about a associate in culinary arts from Missouri State University - West Plains

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.