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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

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 2023 rankings named Worsham College of Mortuary Science the most popular school in Illinois for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a small private for-profit school located in the 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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Out of the 23 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large 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 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

Out of the 23 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a 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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Elgin Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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

With a ranking of #8, Carl Sandburg College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. 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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Moraine Valley Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. MVCC is a large public school located in the large 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 school with a medium-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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