2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You
With 130,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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
Check out the personal and culinary services programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Trade Schools in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles the best school in the United States for personal and culinary services students. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Institute of Culinary Education is a great place for personal and culinary services students. Institute of Culinary Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medspa Academies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. 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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Out of the 907 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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Out of the 907 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc landed the # 5 spot on the list. SFIEC is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Henrico.
Gary Manuel Aveda Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal and culinary services programs. GMAI is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
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New York Institute of Beauty landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Islandia, New York Institute of Beauty is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Paroba College of Cosmetology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Paroba College of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Everett.
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J D Academy of Salon and Spa landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal and culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Danville, J D Academy of Salon and Spa is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the 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 city of Reston, DSI Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Arizona Culinary Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Arizona Culinary Institute
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. 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 landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal and culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
O’Briens Aveda Institute landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal and culinary services programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Williston, O'Briens Aveda Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #18, Academy for Salon Professionals did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students. Located in the city of Northridge, Academy for Salon Professionals is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, TSPA - Fargo is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics ranked #21 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
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Aveda Institute - Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large 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 landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Universal Spa Training Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Aesthetic Science Institute came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Latham, Aesthetic Science Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the suburb of WOODBURY, Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Rest of the Top 50 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the rest 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 and 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 | 107,895 |
| Culinary Arts | 19,784 |
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,354 |
| Casino Operations and Services | 192 |
| Other Personal & Culinary Services | 81 |
Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 96,307 |
| Precision Production | 52,905 |
| Construction Trades | 35,794 |
| Transportation & Materials Moving | 28,383 |
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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