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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region

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18,651 Degrees Awarded
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Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region

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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 Southwest region, there were 18,651 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,992 and $11,878 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 74 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services. That schools that top this list have a program in personal and culinary services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 249 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 74 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service landed the #2 spot on the list. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 183 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 100 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

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Culinary Institute Inc
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute Inc. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 111 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region. Ai Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #6, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. The Art Institute of San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

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The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 16 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

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The Art Institute of Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

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Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is a small school located in Webster, Texas that handed out 7 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

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.

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With a ranking of #10, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

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Remington College - North Houston Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Remington College - North Houston Campus Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, New Mexico

With a ranking of #12, Navajo Technical University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Navajo Technical University is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

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Northland Pioneer College
Holbrook, Arizona

Northland Pioneer College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Holbrook, Arizona, and it awarded 54 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northland Pioneer College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, Texas

With a ranking of #16, Northeast Texas Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, and it awarded 121 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 112 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

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Houston Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 183 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Houston Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas

Palo Alto College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.

Full Palo Alto College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Full Chandler-Gilbert Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Odessa College
Odessa, Texas

Odessa College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 101 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

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Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, New Mexico

With a ranking of #23, Northern New Mexico College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern New Mexico College is located in Espanola, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

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Eastern Oklahoma State College
Wilburton, Oklahoma

Eastern Oklahoma State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Wilburton, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

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Grayson College
Denison, Texas

Grayson College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 59 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

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