2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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In 2019-2020, 4,190 people earned their degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 58 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$10,350 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 16 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,350 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Saint Louis Community College.

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#2

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$14,625 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Western Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It awarded 4 associates’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa Western Community College also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,625 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Iowa Western Community College.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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