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

2 Colleges in Illinois
182 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded
A degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #367 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 182 degrees in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef to qualified students.

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Associate Degrees in Baking & Pastry Arts

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 Schools in Illinois. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the baking & pastry arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Baking & Pastry Arts

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
54.5% Growth in Graduates

National Louis University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef from National Louis University

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded

City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Located in the city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a degree 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 939 25
Michigan 915 33
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 408
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 131
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 59
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 10
Wine Steward/Sommelier 4
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 2

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