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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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#7

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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#13

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

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.

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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 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.

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#16

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

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.

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#17

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

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.

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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 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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#19

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

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.

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#20

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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.

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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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#23

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

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.

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#24

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

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.

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#25

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

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.

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#28

Louisiana Culinary Institute

Baton Rouge, LA
#28

Cypress College

Cypress, CA
#31

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY
#34

Helms College

Macon, GA
#36

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO
#36

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV
#39

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO
#41

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS
#42

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS
#42

Monroe College

Bronx, NY
#42

Baker College

Owosso, MI
#45

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

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.

Rank College Location
52 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
52 Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA
54 Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ
54 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
54 John A Gupton College Nashville, TN
57 Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL
58 American River College Sacramento, CA
58 Mid-America College of Funeral Service Jeffersonville, IN
58 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
61 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
62 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
62 San Antonio College San Antonio, TX
62 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
62 Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ
62 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
67 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
67 El Centro College Dallas, TX
67 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
67 Citrus College Glendora, CA
71 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
71 Riverside City College Riverside, CA
71 St Petersburg College Clearwater, FL
71 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
75 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX
75 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
75 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
75 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA
75 Universidad del Este Carolina, PR
75 Mt. Hood Community College Gresham, OR
75 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
82 South Texas College McAllen, TX
82 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT
82 Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA
82 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC

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.

Rank College Location
86 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
86 Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA
86 Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL
86 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
90 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
90 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE
90 Northwest-Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL
90 Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX
90 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
95 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
95 The Art Institute of Atlanta Atlanta, GA
95 Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
95 Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay, OR
99 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA
99 Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY
99 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY
99 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
99 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
99 Pittsburgh Technical College Oakdale, PA
99 National University College Bayamon, PR
99 Guam Community College Mangilao, GU
99 Laney College Oakland, CA
99 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
99 Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ
110 San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA
110 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
110 Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI
110 Seattle Central College Seattle, WA
110 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC

Personal & Culinary Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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