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2025 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Florida

5 Colleges in Florida
14,301 Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Awarded
$18,890 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in personal & culinary services, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #31 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for personal & culinary services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14,301 degrees in personal & culinary services annually.

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Choosing a Great Personal & Culinary Services School

Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Florida The personal & 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

Associate Degrees in Personal & Culinary Services

The personal & culinary services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Florida. 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 Florida

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 & culinary services degree levels they offer.

Top Florida Schools in Personal & Culinary Services

1
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Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
467 Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Awarded
26.8% Growth in Graduates

Valencia College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in personal & culinary services. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.

There were about 467 personal & culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent data year. Personal & Culinary Services degree recipients from Valencia College receive an earnings boost of about $6,337 over the typical income of personal & culinary services graduates.

More information about a degree in personal & culinary services from Valencia College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
217 Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Awarded
12.4% Growth in Graduates

Miami Dade College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in personal & culinary services. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 18th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 217 personal & culinary services students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent data year. Personal & Culinary Services degree recipients from Miami Dade College get an earnings boost of around $12,211 over the average earnings of personal & culinary services graduates.

More information about a degree in personal & culinary services from Miami Dade College

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Awarded
$28,159 Median Starting Salary

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in personal & culinary services. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 41 personal & culinary services students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the personal & culinary services program at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale get $9,269 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
308 Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Awarded
27.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Florida State College at Jacksonville if you want to pursue a degree in personal & culinary services. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 308 personal & culinary services students who graduated with this degree at FSCJ in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the personal & culinary services degree program at Florida State College at Jacksonville get $10,778 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Personal & Culinary Services Degrees Awarded
$48,929 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 23rd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 36 personal & culinary services students who graduated with this degree at SPC in the most recent data year. Those personal & culinary services students who get their degree from St Petersburg College earn $30,039 more than the typical personal & culinary services graduate.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 38 668
West Virginia 38 33
Mississippi 38 149
South Carolina 38 92
Virginia 38 301
Arkansas 38 79
Alabama 37 194
Kentucky 37 109
Georgia 37 327
Tennessee 37 77
Louisiana 37 143

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Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 12,738
Culinary Arts 1,475
Funeral & Mortuary Science 88

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