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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 569 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Personal & Culinary Services program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named Culinary Institute of America the most popular school in the United States 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 large suburb of Hyde Park.
Women make up 47% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 62% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
Women make up 70% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 56% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 76% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 24% are male.
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Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
About 67% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 33% are male.
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ECPI University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 58% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. PIMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
About 67% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 33% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Decatur.
Women make up 70% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Clover Park Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 86% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 33% are male.
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With a ranking of #12, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
About 93% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 7% are male.
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Miami Dade College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 36% are male.
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American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #14 on the list. AAMI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 63% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Dallas Institute of Funeral Service came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 61% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Sullivan University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
About 58% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 42% are male.
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Worsham College of Mortuary Science ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheeling.
Women make up 73% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Cerritos College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 60 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Cerritos College, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.
Women make up 54% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 70 students majoring in personal & culinary services at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 41 students majoring in personal & culinary services at DMACC, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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Douglas Education Center landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. Douglas Education Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Monessen.
Of the 63 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Douglas Education Center, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Pikes Peak Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
Women make up 72% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Valencia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 75% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 569 different United States personal & culinary services schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Personal & Culinary Services students that almost earned our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools award.
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
View the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors
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 |
Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services
| 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 26 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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