2025 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #97 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 associate degrees in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Baking & Pastry Arts

1

National Louis University
Chicago, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat National Louis University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a associate in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from National Louis University

2

City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
Chicago, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College if you want to pursue an associate degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Kennedy-King College is a small public college located in the city of Chicago.More information about a associate in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College

Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	25
Michigan	410	33
Wisconsin	224	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Baking & Pastry Arts

Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef is one of 11 different types of Culinary Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Baking & Pastry Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	158
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	31
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager	1

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.