by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 130,328 people earned their degree in personal and culinary services, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. 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 “Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major” ranking analyzed 594 colleges that offered a degree in personal and culinary services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in personal and culinary services.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for personal & culinary services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute of America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. This small school is located in Hyde Park, New York, and it awarded 766 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 403 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 594 schools in the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 2,419 diplomas to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
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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 Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. Escoffier - Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 249 ’s personal and culinary services degrees 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 206 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
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Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #6. Houston, 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 183 students 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 full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
With a ranking of #7, ECPI University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 148 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. PIMS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 157 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #9. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decatur, Georgia. It awarded 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%.
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Clover Park Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Located in Lakewood, Washington, this small public school awarded 138 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 212 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major 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.
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Miami Dade College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. MDC is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 190 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended 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.
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #15, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. This small school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 82 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Personal & Culinary Services Report
Sullivan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #17. Sullivan University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Sullivan University Personal & Culinary Services Report
With a ranking of #18, Universidad del Este did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. Located in Carolina, , this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 74 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
Stratford University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. This small school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 72 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 69 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Worsham College of Mortuary Science landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Located in Wheeling, Illinois, this small private for-profit school awarded 91 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Cerritos College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Norwalk, California, and it awarded 156 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mid-America College of Funeral Service came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Mid-America College of Funeral Service is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
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 of Funeral Service Personal & Culinary Services Report
Cypress College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking. Cypress College is a fairly large school located in Cypress, California that handed out 81 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Personal & Culinary Services Report
Des Moines Area Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major list. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 49 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | SUNY Schenectady County Community College | Schenectady, NY |
| 52 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee, WI |
| 52 | Spokane Community College | Spokane, WA |
| 52 | Hudson County Community College | Jersey City, NJ |
| 52 | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh, NC |
| 56 | St Philip’s College | San Antonio, TX |
| 56 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland, WA |
| 58 | John A Gupton College | Nashville, TN |
| 58 | Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 58 | San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX |
| 61 | Shelton State Community College | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 62 | Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles, CA |
| 62 | American River College | Sacramento, CA |
| 64 | Vincennes University | Vincennes, IN |
| 65 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | The Art Institute of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 90 | Gadsden State Community College | Gadsden, AL |
| 90 | Saint Paul College | Saint Paul, MN |
| 90 | Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem, PA |
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