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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major

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Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major” ranking looked at 594 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in personal and culinary services.

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Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for personal & culinary services students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 121 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Personal & Culinary Services Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-America College of Funeral Service. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major list. Mid-America College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It awarded 61 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Mid-America College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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FINE Mortuary College
Norwood, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend FINE Mortuary College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major. Located in Norwood, Massachusetts, this small private for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at FINE Mortuary College

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Out of the 594 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 82 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Personal & Culinary Services Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 83 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service

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Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Louisiana Culinary Institute landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Louisiana Culinary Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Louisiana Culinary Institute Personal & Culinary Services Report

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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major list. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small private for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 69 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

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With a ranking of #8, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major list. Escoffier - Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 249 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin Personal & Culinary Services Report

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With a ranking of #9, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 183 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

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Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. PIMS is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 157 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full PIMS Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Dallas, Texas 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 100 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service

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Worsham College of Mortuary Science landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a small private for-profit school situated in Wheeling, Illinois. It awarded 91 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Worsham College of Mortuary Science Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, New York

With a ranking of #13, Culinary Institute of America did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major list. Culinary Institute of America is located in Hyde Park, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 766 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at The Culinary Institute of America

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John A Gupton College
Nashville, Tennessee

John A Gupton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #14. John A Gupton College is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 52 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full John A Gupton College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Culinary Institute Inc
Houston, Texas

Culinary Institute Inc came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 111 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Culinary Institute Inc Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

With a ranking of #16, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major list. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 206 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at JWU Charlotte

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Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #17. Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

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Helms College
Macon, Georgia

Helms College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Helms College is a small school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 114 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Helms College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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The Art Institute of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #19. The Art Institute of Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 27 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Ai Houston Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Douglas Education Center
Monessen, Pennsylvania

Douglas Education Center landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. This small school is located in Monessen, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 112 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Douglas Education Center

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The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 20 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Ai San Antonio Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 403 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. The Art Institute of Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 32 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Ai Atlanta

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The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #24. The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at The Art Institute of Dallas

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The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Commonwealth Technical Institute
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
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Stratford University
Fairfax, Virginia
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Sullivan University
Louisville, Kentucky
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Guam Community College
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Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado
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Eastwick College - Hackensack
Hackensack, New Jersey
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Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, Washington
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Eastern Wyoming College
Torrington, Wyoming
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Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, New Mexico
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Universidad del Este
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Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay, OR
52 Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake, NY
53 Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL
54 South Seattle College Seattle, WA
55 White Mountains Community College Berlin, NH
56 Remington College - Memphis Campus Memphis, TN
57 Pittsburgh Technical College Oakdale, PA
58 Robeson Community College Lumberton, NC
59 Central Wyoming College Riverton, WY
60 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
61 United Tribes Technical College Bismarck, ND
62 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
63 Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ
64 J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville, AL
65 Hocking College Nelsonville, OH
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66 Columbia College Sonora, CA
67 Lackawanna College Scranton, PA
68 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH
69 ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA
70 Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ
71 YTI Career Institute-York York, PA
72 Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI
73 Adirondack Community College Queensbury, NY
74 Independence Community College Independence, KS
75 Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA
76 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
77 Lakes Region Community College Laconia, NH
78 University of Hawaii Maui College Kahului, HI
79 Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ
80 Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Mountain Home, AR
81 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
81 Honolulu Community College Honolulu, HI
83 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
83 Hawaii Community College Hilo, HI
85 Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ
86 Livingstone College Salisbury, NC
87 Huertas College Caguas, PR
88 National Louis University Chicago, IL
89 Laney College Oakland, CA
90 Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL
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