2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
With 130,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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.
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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States
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 United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found Culinary Institute of America to be the most popular school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.
Of the 665 students majoring in personal and culinary services at The Culinary Institute of America, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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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 and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 388 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Escoffier - Boulder, 47% are male and 53% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Women make up 70% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 50% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 206 students majoring in personal and culinary services at JWU Charlotte, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 73% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
ECPI University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 136 students majoring in personal and culinary services at ECPI University, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. PIMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Of the 135 students majoring in personal and culinary services at PIMS, 34% are male and 66% are female.
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Decatur.
Women make up 67% of the personal and 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.
Of the 109 students majoring in personal and culinary services at CPTC, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 70% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
Houston Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 86% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #13, Miami Dade 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 large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 96 students majoring in personal and culinary services at MDC, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. AAMI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 83 students majoring in personal and culinary services at AAMI, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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 city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
Sullivan University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.
Of the 80 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Sullivan University, 39% are male and 61% are female.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at Sullivan University Report
Stratford University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 70 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Stratford University, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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 small private for-profit school located in the large 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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Cerritos College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
With a ranking of #20, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.
Women make up 53% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #20, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill 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 city of Philadelphia, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 79% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
Des Moines Area Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 52% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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Douglas Education Center came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Douglas Education Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Monessen.
Women make up 82% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
With a ranking of #24, Pikes Peak Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. PPCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
Of the 56 students majoring in personal and culinary services at PPCC, 14% are male and 86% are female.
With a ranking of #25, Valencia 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 city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Valencia College, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section 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 and 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
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Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 107,895 |
Culinary Arts | 19,784 |
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 |
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Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 96,307 |
Precision Production | 52,905 |
Construction Trades | 35,794 |
Transportation & Materials Moving | 28,383 |
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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