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Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$19,159 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

#1

Medspa Academies

South Jordan, UT

Our analysis found Medspa Academies to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . National Institute of Medical Aesthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of South Jordan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aveda Institute - Denver. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private 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 Acaydia School of Aesthetics. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Acaydia School of Aesthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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#5

Mandalyn Academy

American Fork, UT

The excellent programs at Mandalyn Academy helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of American Fork, Mandalyn Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Skin Science Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Skin Science Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sandy.

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Paul Mitchell the School Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Paul Mitchell the School Denver is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

The Barber School

Midvale, UT

The Barber School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. The Barber School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Midvale.

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

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Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Provo 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 medium-sized city of Provo, Taylor Andrews Academy - Provo is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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 Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Aveda Institute - Boise Boise, ID
12 Collectiv Academy Sandy, UT

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 82
Colorado 4,642
Utah 3,047
Montana 205
Idaho 1,200

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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