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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Minnesota

10 Colleges
$19,381 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 40 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #168 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#1

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Our analysis found Saint Paul College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Saint Paul College take out $19,381 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hibbing Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at Minnesota State Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Minnesota. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public school with a small student population.

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Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

With a ranking of #9, Normandale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 67
Kansas 39
Iowa 85
Nebraska 66
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 2

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • 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.

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