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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

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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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Providence the most popular school in the New England Region 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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#2

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Bristol Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in the New England Region . Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

About 57% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#3

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Goodwin College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in the New England Region . Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

Women make up 77% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Out of the 21 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 50% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#4

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FINE Mortuary College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Norwood, FINE Mortuary College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 31% are male.

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North Shore Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in personal & culinary services at North Shore Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at North Shore Community College Report

Manchester 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 #6 on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

About 78% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Massasoit 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, White Mountains Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Berlin, White Mountains Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Norwalk Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree personal & culinary services programs. NCC is a small public school located in the city of Norwalk.

Of the 6 students majoring in personal & culinary services at NCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Norwalk Community College Report

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 410
Connecticut 708
Maine 381
Rhode Island 584
Massachusetts 1,897
Vermont 61

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 21 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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