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Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Kentucky

15 Colleges
$17,009 Avg Salary
$10,237 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 1,362 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

Our analysis found Paul Mitchell the School Louisville to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Paul Mitchell the School Louisville is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Louisville.

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The excellent programs at Empire Beauty School-Florence helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Kentucky. Located in the suburb of Florence, Empire Beauty School-Florence is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Empire Beauty School-Dixie

Louisville, KY

The excellent programs at Empire Beauty School-Dixie helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, Empire Beauty School-Dixie is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green landed the # 4 spot on the list. PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Lexington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Lexington, Paul Mitchell the School Lexington is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Ideal Beauty Academy

Louisville, KY

Ideal Beauty Academy ranked #6 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Louisville, Ideal Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Glasgow landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Glasgow.

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American College of Barbering ranked #8 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, American College of Barbering is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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Summit Salon Academy - Lexington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, Summit Salon Academy Lexington is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,501
West Virginia 436
Alabama 996
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

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 15 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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