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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 307 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges.
Top 25 Top Southeast Region Trade Schools in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics the best school in the Southeast Region for personal & culinary services students. Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ashland.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Reston, DSI Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Image Maker Beauty Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hendersonville, Image Maker Beauty Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Avi Career Training is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Avi Career Training is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Great Falls.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Raleigh is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Paul Mitchell the School Raleigh is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.
With a ranking of #6, The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. The Chrysm Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
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Gould’s Academy landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. Gould's Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.
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Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill 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 city of Chapel Hill, Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Florida Academy came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Myers, Florida Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Paul Mitchell the School Jacksonville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, Paul Mitchell the School Jacksonville is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Elevate Salon Institute - Durham ranked #12 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Durham, Elevate Salon Institute - Durham is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Summit Salon Academy - Tampa ranked #13 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Summit Salon Academy Tampa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tampa.
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Elaine Sterling Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Elaine Sterling Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Paul Mitchell the School Mclean came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Paul Mitchell the School Mclean is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of McLean.
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The Salon Professional Academy - Nashville 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. TSPA - Nashville is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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The Beauty Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Palm Beach, The Beauty Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woodbridge.
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Cozmo Beauty School landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. Cozmo Beauty School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bonita Springs.
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Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke, Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #21, American Institute of Beauty did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. American Institute of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Largo.
With a ranking of #22, Aveda Institute - Tallahassee did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Aveda Institute - Tallahassee is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Paul Mitchell the School Esani landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. Paul Mitchell the School Esani is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Roswell.
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Virginia School of Hair Design came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, Virginia School of Hair Design is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Mitchell’s Academy - Raleigh ranked #25 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mitchell's Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Raleigh.
Rest of the Top Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Paul Mitchell the School Tampa | Tampa, FL |
| 48 | Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 49 | Paul Mitchell the School Orlando | Oviedo, FL |
| 50 | Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 51 | Empire Beauty School-Florence | Florence, KY |
| 52 | Paul Mitchell the School Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 53 | Paul Mitchell the School Fayetteville | Fayetteville, NC |
| 54 | Empire Beauty School-Lakeland | Lakeland, FL |
| 55 | The Salon Professional Academy - Huntsville | Huntsville, AL |
| 56 | Tenaj Salon Institute | The Villages, FL |
| 57 | Designer Barber & Stylist School | Ft Smith, AR |
| 57 | Paul Mitchell the School Greenville | Greenville, SC |
| 59 | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 60 | Health and Style Institute | Greensboro, NC |
| 61 | Empire Beauty School-Morrow | Morrow, GA |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,501 |
| West Virginia | 436 |
| Alabama | 996 |
| Kentucky | 1,362 |
| Georgia | 5,282 |
| Tennessee | 2,432 |
| Louisiana | 4,310 |
| Mississippi | 1,210 |
| South Carolina | 1,802 |
| Florida | 12,205 |
| Virginia | 1,482 |
| Arkansas | 1,538 |
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).
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