by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 5,029 people earned their degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, making the major the 367th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 489 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 151 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s baking & pastry arts students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s baking & pastry arts students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Cincinnati State Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the #3 spot on the list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owosso, Michigan. It awarded 22 associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Baker College Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee Area Technical College is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at Milwaukee Area Technical College
Macomb Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Warren, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s baking & pastry arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at Macomb Community College
With a ranking of #7, Elgin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 7 associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Elgin Community College Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Report
With a ranking of #8, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Waukesha County Technical College is located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at WCTC
Triton College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in River Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s baking & pastry arts students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at Triton College
Washtenaw Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 9 associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Washtenaw Community College Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Report
College of DuPage landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. College of DuPage is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 13 associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full College of DuPage Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Report
Mott Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MCC is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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College of Lake County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. College of Lake County is a public institution located in Grayslake, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at College of Lake County
Moraine Valley Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Palos Hills, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Moraine Valley Community College Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Report
Sinclair Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 9 associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Southwestern Illinois College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s baking & pastry arts students in 2021-2022.
Full Southwestern Illinois College Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Report
With a ranking of #17, McHenry County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Crystal Lake, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s baking & pastry arts degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full McHenry County College Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Report
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