2022 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools
For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 281 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for personal and culinary services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10,490 degrees in personal and culinary services during the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Personal & Culinary Services School
The personal and culinary services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Personal & Culinary Services rankings. For our Best Overall Personal & Culinary Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Personal & Culinary Services Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Personal & Culinary Services in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the personal and culinary services degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Personal & Culinary Services
It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in personal and culinary services. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Schools rank of #120 out of 2,576 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 26 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the personal and culinary services program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities get $27,644 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Boston University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in personal and culinary services. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Schools rank of #67 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were about 18 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the personal and culinary services program at Boston University earn $25,444 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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Every student who is interested in personal and culinary services needs to take a look at Culinary Institute of America. Located in the suburb of Hyde Park, The Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were approximately 543 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at The Culinary Institute of America in the most recent data year. Those personal and culinary services students who get their degree from Culinary Institute of America receive $20,794 more than the average personal and culinary services grad.
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It's difficult to beat Wayne State University if you want to pursue a degree in personal and culinary services. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the city of Detroit. This university ranks 25th out of 67 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 24 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Schools rank of #380 out of 2,576 schools nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 15 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Schools rank of #152 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 102 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent year we have data available. Personal & Culinary Services degree recipients from Valencia College receive an earnings boost of about $8,544 over the typical income of personal and culinary services graduates.
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Kapiolani CC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Honolulu. A Best Schools rank of #601 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means Kapiolani CC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 61 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Kapiolani CC in the most recent year we have data available. Personal & Culinary Services degree recipients from Kapiolani Community College receive an earnings boost of around $11,644 above the average earnings of personal and culinary services graduates.
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Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Schools rank of #414 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means JWU Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were about 203 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at JWU Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.
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Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Cincinnati.
There were about 80 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the personal and culinary services program at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science earn $18,194 more than the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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JWU North Miami is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of North Miami. A Best Schools rank of #544 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means JWU North Miami is a great university overall.
There were about 143 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at JWU North Miami in the most recent data year.
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CPTC is a small public college located in the small city of Lakewood. This college ranks 30th out of 58 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 59 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at CPTC in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 31st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 5 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Century College in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Schools rank of #228 out of 2,576 schools nationwide means Nassau Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 52 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the personal and culinary services major at Nassau Community College make $16,844 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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John A Gupton College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Nashville.
There were approximately 34 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at John A Gupton College in the most recent data year.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Schools rank of #520 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means JCCC is a great college overall.
There were about 41 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at JCCC in the most recent data year. Personal & Culinary Services degree recipients from Johnson County Community College receive an earnings boost of approximately $12,394 over the average earnings of personal and culinary services graduates.
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Sullivan University is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville. This university ranks 16th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 117 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Sullivan University in the most recent year we have data available. Personal & Culinary Services degree recipients from Sullivan University get an earnings boost of about $6,444 over the average earnings of personal and culinary services graduates.
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Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 34th out of 102 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 68 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent year we have data available. Personal & Culinary Services degree recipients from National Louis University get an earnings boost of about $11,044 over the average earnings of personal and culinary services majors.
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Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 14 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were approximately 26 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at UH Maui College in the most recent data year. Personal & Culinary Services degree recipients from University of Hawaii Maui College get an earnings boost of around $19,944 over the typical income of personal and culinary services graduates.
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JWU Denver is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 12th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 118 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at JWU Denver in the most recent data year.
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UCO is a large public university located in the large suburb of Edmond. This university ranks 9th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 26 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the personal and culinary services program at University of Central Oklahoma get $22,344 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 27th out of 108 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 49 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati State in the most recent year we have data available. Personal & Culinary Services degree recipients from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College receive an earnings boost of about $10,044 above the average income of personal and culinary services graduates.
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Located in the large suburb of Huntington Beach, Golden West College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Schools rank of #305 out of 2,576 colleges nationwide means Golden West College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 16 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Golden West College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large suburb of Glendora, Citrus College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Schools rank of #537 out of 2,576 schools nationwide means Citrus College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 17 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Citrus College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 4th out of 14 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 15 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Leeward CC in the most recent data year.
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Niagara County Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Sanborn. This college ranks 127th out of 160 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 82 personal and culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Niagara County Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the personal and culinary services degree program at Niagara County Community College earn $4,644 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Kauai Community College | Lihue, HI |
| 44 | Athens Technical College | Athens, GA |
| 45 | Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL |
| 46 | The University of Montana | Missoula, MT |
| 47 | Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro, GA |
| 48 | North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton, ND |
| 49 | Alfred State College | Alfred, NY |
| 50 | Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL |
| 51 | Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny, IA |
| 52 | Pittsburgh Technical College | Oakdale, PA |
| 53 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland, WA |
| 54 | College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL |
| 55 | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh, NC |
| 56 | Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, WI |
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
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Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Culinary Arts | 7,912 |
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 1,583 |
| Cosmetology | 992 |
| Other Personal & Culinary Services | 3 |
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Notes and References
- The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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