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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 130,328 people earned a degree or certificate in personal and culinary services, making the major the #31 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 569 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Personal & Culinary Services program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Culinary Institute of America the most popular school in the United States for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Hyde Park, The Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 47% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Culinary Institute of America Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools list. Escoffier - Boulder is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Women make up 53% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 30% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools list. Escoffier - Austin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Austin.

About 50% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools list. JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

Women make up 70% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 27% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Report

#7

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Women make up 55% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 66% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Decatur, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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Clover Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

Women make up 92% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools list. FTCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

About 70% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 30% are male.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Fayetteville Technical Community College

Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#13

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Miami.

Women make up 63% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Miami Dade College Report

American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, AAMI is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

About 71% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Report

#16

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Sullivan University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 61% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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#17

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

Stratford University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Stratford University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fairfax.

Women make up 54% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Worsham College of Mortuary Science came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 78% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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#19

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.

About 73% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#20

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 47% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Report

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 79% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

With a ranking of #20, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

About 52% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#23

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

Douglas Education Center came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Monessen, Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#24

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 86% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Pikes Peak Community College

#25

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

Culinary Institute Inc came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Houston, Culinary Institute LeNotre is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 49% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Culinary Institute Inc Report

#28

Louisiana Culinary Institute

Baton Rouge, LA
#28

Cypress College

Cypress, CA
#31

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY
#34

Helms College

Macon, GA
#36

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV
#36

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO
#39

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO
#41

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS
#42

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS
#42

Monroe College

Bronx, NY
#42

Baker College

Owosso, MI
#45

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 569 different United States personal and culinary services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
52 Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA
52 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
54 Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ
54 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
54 John A Gupton College Nashville, TN
57 Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL
58 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
58 Mid-America College of Funeral Service Jeffersonville, IN
58 American River College Sacramento, CA
61 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
62 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
62 Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ
62 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
62 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
62 San Antonio College San Antonio, TX
67 El Centro College Dallas, TX
67 Citrus College Glendora, CA
67 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
67 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
71 St Petersburg College Clearwater, FL
71 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
71 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
71 Riverside City College Riverside, CA
75 Mt. Hood Community College Gresham, OR
75 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX
75 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
75 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
75 Universidad del Este Carolina, PR
75 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA
75 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
82 Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA
82 South Texas College McAllen, TX
82 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
82 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Personal & Culinary Services students that almost earned our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
86 Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL
86 Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA
86 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
86 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
90 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
90 Northwest-Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL
90 Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX
90 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE
90 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
95 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
95 Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay, OR
95 The Art Institute of Atlanta Atlanta, GA
95 Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
99 Guam Community College Mangilao, GU
99 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
99 Pittsburgh Technical College Oakdale, PA
99 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
99 Laney College Oakland, CA
99 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
99 Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY
99 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA
99 National University College Bayamon, PR
99 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY
99 Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ
110 Seattle Central College Seattle, WA
110 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
110 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
110 Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI
110 San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA

Personal & Culinary Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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