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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

11 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 Pennsylvania with 466 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc the best school in Pennsylvania for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Douglas Education Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Monessen, Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Pennsylvania. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

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Pittsburgh Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the rural area of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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YTI Career Institute-York 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of York, YTI is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#8

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Philadelphia, PA

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts 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 #8 on the list. Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Montgomery County Community College 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. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

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Community College of Philadelphia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 134
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

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 11 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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