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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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$20,394 Avg Salary
$11,695 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 85 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #101 most popular major in Iowa.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Iowa to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in culinary arts at Kirkwood Community College, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Iowa. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

Women make up 46% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fort Dodge.

About 67% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Iowa Central Community College Report

#5

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Western Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Indian Hills Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Davenport.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 67
Minnesota 40
Kansas 39
Nebraska 66
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 2

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 7 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.

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