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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You
In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 907 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges.
Top 25 Top Trade Schools in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Pasadena, Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Culinary Education. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Institute of Culinary Education is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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The excellent programs at Medspa Academies helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the United States. National Institute of Medical Aesthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Jordan.
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The excellent programs at University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the United States. University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. SFIEC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics ranked #6 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ashland.
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Gary Manuel Aveda Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #7 on the list. GMAI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
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New York Institute of Beauty did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Islandia, New York Institute of Beauty is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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J D Academy of Salon and Spa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Danville, J D Academy of Salon and Spa is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett ranked #11 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Everett, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Reston, DSI Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #13, Arizona Culinary Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woburn.
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The Institute of Beauty and Wellness ranked #15 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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O’Briens Aveda Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the suburb of Williston, O'Briens Aveda Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder ranked #17 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #18, Academy for Salon Professionals did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large city of Northridge, Academy for Salon Professionals is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo ranked #19 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Fargo, TSPA - Fargo is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline ranked #20 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Shoreline, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #21, Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
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With a ranking of #22, Aveda Institute - Denver did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Universal Spa Training Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Universal Spa Training Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Aesthetic Science Institute ranked #24 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Latham, Aesthetic Science Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of WOODBURY, Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 907 different United States personal & culinary services schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Personal & Culinary Services students that almost earned our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools award.
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 124,611 |
| Culinary Arts | 22,075 |
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
| Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
| Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 105,741 |
| Precision Production | 55,411 |
| Construction Trades | 40,802 |
| Transportation & Materials Moving | 33,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.
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