2025 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Bachelor's Degree Schools

If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #822 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 88 bachelor's degrees in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The baking & pastry 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 the Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Bachelor's Degree Schools.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Baking & Pastry Arts

1

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

62 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef has to check out Johnson & Wales University - Providence. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

2

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef has to check out The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef by Region

View the Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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Plains States
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Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Culinary Arts area of study, Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Baking & Pastry Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	205
Culinary Science/Culinology	102
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	84
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	35

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.