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

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$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the personal and culinary services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin to be the most popular school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 224 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Escoffier - Austin, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 160 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 98 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Houston Community College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#5

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

Out of the 72 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Culinary Institute Inc landed the # 5 spot on the list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 55 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Culinary Institute LeNotre, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Culinary Institute Inc Report

Central New Mexico Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in personal and culinary services at St Philip's College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at St Philip’s College Report

With a ranking of #8, Scottsdale Community 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 Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Scottsdale Community College, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chandler.

Women make up 87% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Chandler-Gilbert Community College Report

#10

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 81% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
12 El Centro College Dallas, TX
13 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX
14 South Texas College McAllen, TX

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.

  • 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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