by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 36,575 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,064 and $12,865 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 162 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular personal and culinary services programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 206 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 148 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 162 schools in the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service landed the #3 spot on the list. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 121 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 212 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 162 schools in the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the #5 spot on the list. MDC is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 190 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sullivan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 86 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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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Stratford University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Stratford University is a small school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 72 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Stratford University
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 58 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Valencia College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Valencia College is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 342 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana Culinary Institute landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Culinary Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Louisiana Culinary Institute Personal & Culinary Services Report
With a ranking of #11, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school handed out 224 diplomas to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
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Helms College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Helms College is a small school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 114 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Nicholls State University
Central Piedmont Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 119 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Hinds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Hinds Community College is a fairly large school located in Raymond, Mississippi that handed out 212 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 193 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wake Technical Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report
With a ranking of #17, John A Gupton College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
Full John A Gupton College Personal & Culinary Services Report
With a ranking of #18, Shelton State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Shelton State Community College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Shelton State Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Perkinston, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 32 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a public institution located in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 244 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Petersburg College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.
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John Tyler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Chester, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.
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East Mississippi Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 65 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Mississippi Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report
With a ranking of #25, Trident Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Personal & Culinary Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 136 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.
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