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Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

29 Colleges
$26,556 Avg Salary
$14,837 Avg Student Debt

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

With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . PIMS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Culinary Institute of America is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hyde Park.

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#3

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Douglas Education Center is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Douglas Education Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Monessen.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. AAMI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

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Brookdale Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the small city of Dover.

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Suffolk County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,643
Maryland 1,280
Delaware 373
Pennsylvania 3,899
New York 6,710
District of Columbia 166

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 105,741
Precision Production 55,411
Construction Trades 40,802
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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