2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 773 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.
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Our analysis found Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Institute of Culinary Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Out of the 773 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology is a fairly 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 #4 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. SFIEC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Gary Manuel Aveda Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the United States. GMAI is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
New York Institute of Beauty landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Islandia, New York Institute of Beauty is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ashland.
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J D Academy of Salon and Spa ranked #9 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools 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.
With a ranking of #10, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Everett, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #11, The Institute of Beauty and Wellness did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the small city of Reston, DSI Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woburn.
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Academy for Salon Professionals ranked #14 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Northridge, Academy for Salon Professionals is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
O’Briens Aveda Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Williston, O'Briens Aveda Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, TSPA - Fargo is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of white plains.
Aesthetic Science Institute landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Latham, Aesthetic Science Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Avenue Five Institute landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Austin, Avenue Five Institute 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 places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Universal Spa Training Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
With a ranking of #25, Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Austin, Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 773 different United States personal & culinary services schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
View the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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