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2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major

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Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major

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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Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major

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

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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.

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

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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.

Full JWU Providence Personal & Culinary Services Report

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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.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder

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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%.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Escoffier - Austin

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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.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at JWU Charlotte

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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

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ECPI University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

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.

Full ECPI University Personal & Culinary Services Report

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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%.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc

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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%.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

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Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, Washington

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.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Clover Park Technical College

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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina

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.

Full FTCC Personal & Culinary Services Report

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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.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Houston Community College

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Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida

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.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Miami Dade College

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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.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at AAMI

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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.

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

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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

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Sullivan University
Louisville, Kentucky

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

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Universidad del Este
Carolina, <nil>

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.

Full UNE Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Stratford University
Fairfax, Virginia

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.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Stratford University

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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.

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

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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.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Worsham College of Mortuary Science

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Cerritos College
Norwalk, California

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.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Cerritos College

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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

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Cypress College
Cypress, California

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.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Cypress College

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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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

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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.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at DMACC

Rest of the Best 49 in Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major

Not only did these schools make the top 49 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Douglas Education Center
Monessen, Pennsylvania
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Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Valencia College
Orlando, Florida
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National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois
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Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Nassau Community College
Garden City, New York
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Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana
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Helms College
Macon, Georgia
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Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri
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Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado
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Hinds Community College
Raymond, Mississippi
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Monroe College
Bronx, New York
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Baker College
Owosso, Michigan
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Schoolcraft College
Livonia, Michigan

Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major

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

RankCollegeLocation
51SUNY Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, NY
52Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, WI
52Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, WA
52Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, NJ
52Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC
56St Philip’s CollegeSan Antonio, TX
56Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, WA
58John A Gupton CollegeNashville, TN
58Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, AZ
58San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, TX
61Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, AL
62Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, CA
62American River CollegeSacramento, CA
64Vincennes UniversityVincennes, IN
65Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, IL
RankCollegeLocation
65Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, AZ
65San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, TX
65Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, MD
65Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, MS
65The Art Institute of AtlantaAtlanta, GA
71El Centro CollegeDallas, TX
71Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI
71Macomb Community CollegeWarren, MI
71Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, WA
71Citrus CollegeGlendora, CA
76St Petersburg CollegeClearwater, FL
76University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, AR
76Riverside City CollegeRiverside, CA
76College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL
80Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, TX
80John Tyler Community CollegeChester, VA
80Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, MI
80Mt. Hood Community CollegeGresham, OR
80East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, MS
80Metropolitan Community CollegeOmaha, NE
86Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, SC
86Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, UT
86Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, CA
86South Texas CollegeMcAllen, TX
90Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, CA
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90The Art Institute of HoustonHouston, TX
90Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, AL
90Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, MN
90Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, PA

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