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

33 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

Check out the personal and culinary services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Webster.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - North Houston Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Culinary Institute Inc is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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With a ranking of #6, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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The Art Institute of Dallas 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. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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Austin Community College District ranked #9 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

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Remington College - Dallas Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garland.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal and culinary services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 132
Texas 1,155
New Mexico 76
Oklahoma 45

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 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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