by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Personal & Culinary Services is the 31st most popular major in the country with 130,328 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, personal and culinary services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $18,795 and had an average of $12,190 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 15,071 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,630 and $11,941 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 75 colleges that offered a degree in personal and culinary services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their personal and culinary services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 69 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Personal & Culinary Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 157 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hyde Park, New York. It awarded 766 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jna Institute of Culinary Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a private for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Douglas Education Center did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit institution located in Monessen, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 112 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Commonwealth Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CTI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 19 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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SUNY Schenectady County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Schenectady, New York, and it awarded 40 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastwick College - Hackensack did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Hackensack, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Eastwick College - Hackensack
Niagara County Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Niagara County Community College is located in Sanborn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Full Niagara County Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report
With a ranking of #12, Sullivan County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Sullivan is a small school located in Loch Sheldrake, New York that handed out 10 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small school located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania that handed out 32 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hudson County Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 41 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Hudson County Community College
Lackawanna College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey that handed out 21 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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YTI Career Institute-York came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at YTI Career Institute-York
Adirondack Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Queensbury, New York, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Adirondack Community College
Mercer County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in West Windsor, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
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SUNY Delhi came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Delhi, New York, this small public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 52 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Nassau Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report
With a ranking of #22, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Northampton Community College is a public institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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SUNY Cobleskill ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 41 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
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Westmoreland County Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Youngwood, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Full Westmoreland College Personal & Culinary Services Report
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