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2025 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
489 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #367 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 489 degrees in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef annually.

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Choosing a Great Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef School

Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Baking & Pastry Arts

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the baking & pastry arts degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Baking & Pastry Arts

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

It's difficult to beat Milwaukee Area Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. MATC is a large public college located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #465 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MATC is a great college overall.

There were about 9 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from Milwaukee Area Technical College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
54.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef has to look into National Louis University. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #385 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NLU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent data year.

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Baker College
Owosso, MI
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
27.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Baker College if you want to pursue a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 22 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Baker College in the most recent year we have data available.

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College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
43.8% Growth in Graduates

College of DuPage is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. COD is a very large public college located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn. This college ranks 29th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 16 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at COD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from College of DuPage

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #552 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Sinclair Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 22 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
48.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #477 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cincinnati State is a great college overall.

There were roughly 25 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
43.5% Growth in Graduates

WCTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Pewaukee. This college ranks 27th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 23 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at WCTC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from Waukesha County Technical College

8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #499 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Macomb Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 10 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent data year.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
36 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 82nd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 36 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Kennedy-King College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College

10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Flint, MCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 31st out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 4 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from Mott Community College

Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Colleges by State

Explore the best baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 25
Michigan 915 33
Illinois 870 65
Wisconsin 672 18

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 910
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 216
Culinary Science/Culinology 115
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 94
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 65
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 51
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 16
Wine Steward/Sommelier 4
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 3
Institutional Food Workers 3

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