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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

29 Colleges
$26,607 Avg Salary
$17,648 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #31 most popular major in the country with 130,328 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc to be the best school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . PIMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Culinary Institute of America is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.

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#3

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Douglas Education Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Douglas Education Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Monessen.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service landed the # 5 spot on the list. AAMI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

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Brookdale Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dover.

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Suffolk County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 134
Pennsylvania 466
New York 1,214
Maryland 97
Delaware 21
District of Columbia 6

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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