Personal & Culinary Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #15 most popular associate degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 82 associate degrees in personal & culinary services to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to personal & culinary services students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other personal & culinary services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for personal & culinary services to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized personal & culinary services related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Personal & Culinary Services Schools
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 Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Personal & Culinary Services Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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).