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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

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

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

With 380 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #32 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Worsham College of Mortuary Science to be the most popular school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheeling.

Of the 64 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Worsham College of Mortuary Science, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 69% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Out of the 23 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 44% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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#4

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Out of the 23 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Joliet Junior College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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

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#5

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of DuPage is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. COD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

Of the 29 students majoring in personal and culinary services at COD, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 45% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Elgin Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.

Women make up 73% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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#8

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL

Carl Sandburg College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the rural area of Galesburg, Carl Sandburg College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Moraine Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. MVCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Palos Hills.

Of the 12 students majoring in personal and culinary services at MVCC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 103
Michigan 266
Ohio 238
Wisconsin 128

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 23 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.

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