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

11 Colleges in the Southeast Region
920 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #367 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 920 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 Southeast 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. For our Best Overall Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

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 the Southeast Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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

The schools below may not offer all types of baking & pastry arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Baking & Pastry Arts

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Sullivan University
Louisville, KY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY

Sullivan University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Louisville. This university ranks 4th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 19 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Sullivan University in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
88 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte if you want to pursue a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #208 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JWU Charlotte is a great university overall.

There were approximately 88 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at JWU Charlotte in the most recent data year.

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Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
267 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded

Valencia College is a great option for students interested in a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 267 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent year we have data available.

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ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA

Any student pursuing a degree in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef has to look into ECPI University. ECPI University is a large private for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ECPI University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at ECPI University in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Located in the midsize city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 15 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Savannah Tech in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
35 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #461 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wake Technical Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 35 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Wake Technical Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 26th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 11 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at A-B Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
65 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded

Central Piedmont Community College is a large public college located in the large city of Charlotte. This college ranks 18th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 65 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at Central Piedmont Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
54 Baking & Pastry Arts Degrees Awarded

UA Pulaski Tech is a small public university located in the small city of North Little Rock. This university ranks 8th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 54 baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef students who graduated with this degree at UA Pulaski Tech in the most recent data year.

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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 Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 47
North Carolina 710 125
Georgia 690 23
Virginia 630 48
South Carolina 530 17
Kentucky 518 29
Mississippi 501 6
Arkansas 466 8
West Virginia 410 4

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

Majors Similar to Baking & Pastry Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 2,670
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 577
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 412
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 385
Institutional Food Workers 132
Bartending/Bartender 43
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 29
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 10
Culinary Science/Culinology 8
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 1

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