Personal & Culinary Services at National Louis University

Every personal and culinary services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the personal and culinary services program at National Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,402. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 43 students received their associate's degree in personal and culinary services.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Personal & Culinary Services section at the bottom of this page.

NLU Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Personal & Culinary Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Personal & Culinary Services

NLU Personal & Culinary Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the personal and culinary services progam at NLU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The personal and culinary services major at NLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Personal & Culinary Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
	4
Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	18
Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	18
	18
Most Focused Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	25
Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	39
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools	68
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools	86
Most Focused Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	99
	125
Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools	339
Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools	763
Most Focused Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools	1,592

Personal & Culinary Services Student Demographics at NLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the personal and culinary services majors at National Louis University.

NLU Personal & Culinary Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of personal and culinary services associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in personal and culinary services only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at NLU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 42% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National Louis University with a associate's in personal and culinary services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	13
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NLU Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services from NLU in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical personal and culinary services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at NLU since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National Louis University with a bachelor's in personal and culinary services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NLU also has a doctoral program available in personal and culinary services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Personal & Culinary Services

If you plan to be a personal and culinary services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at National Louis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts	53

Related Majors

Careers That Personal & Culinary Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in personal and culinary services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Restaurant Cooks	48,660	$27,720
Bartenders	28,570	$24,280
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	19,960	$27,550
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	15,790	$29,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.