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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

49 Colleges
$20,019 Avg Salary
$10,891 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 3,899 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the personal & culinary services programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

Our analysis found Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Bella Capelli Academy

Monroeville, PA

The excellent programs at Bella Capelli Academy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Pennsylvania. Bella Capelli Academy a Paul Mitchell partner school is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Monroeville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Feasterville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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South Hills Beauty Academy Inc came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. South Hills Beauty Academy Inc is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

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#7

Metro Beauty Academy

Allentown, PA

Metro Beauty Academy came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allentown, Metro Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Empire Beauty School-North Hills came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh, Empire Beauty School-North Hills is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Empire Beauty School-Lebanon did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, Empire Beauty School-Lebanon is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,643
Maryland 1,280
Delaware 373
New York 6,710
District of Columbia 166

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

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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