2025 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
910
Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded
A degree in
culinary arts/chef training is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #168 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 910 degrees in culinary arts/chef training annually.
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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts/Chef Training School
The culinary arts/chef training program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Culinary Arts/Chef Training rankings. For our Best Overall Culinary Arts/Chef Training School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings by Degree Level
The culinary arts/chef training 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 Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the Great Lakes Region
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 culinary arts/chef training degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Culinary Arts/Chef Training
It is difficult to beat Madison Area Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts/chef training. Madison College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #223 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.
There were about 10 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student pursuing a degree in culinary arts/chef training has to look into Milwaukee Area Technical College. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #465 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MATC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 16 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
71
Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in culinary arts/chef training needs to check out National Louis University. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #385 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NLU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
It's difficult to beat Fox Valley Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts/chef training. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #387 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FVTC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 9 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent data year.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MI
Baker College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Owosso. This college ranks 32nd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 22 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Baker College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Sinclair Community College is a large public college located in the city of Dayton. This college ranks 19th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 12 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
45
Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded
Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #477 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cincinnati State is a great college overall.
There were roughly 45 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in culinary arts/chef training from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MI
47
Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 18th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 47 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Grand Rapids Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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NMC is a small public college located in the city of Traverse City. This college ranks 46th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 15 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at NMC in the most recent data year.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
39
Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 55th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 39 culinary arts/chef training students who graduated with this degree at Joliet Junior College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in culinary arts/chef training from Joliet Junior College
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