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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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$21,305 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region

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

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

#1

Hastings Beauty School

Hastings, MN

Our analysis found Hastings Beauty School to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Hastings Beauty School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Hastings.

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#2

The Hair Academy

Bismarck, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Hair Academy. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. The Hair Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bismarck.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. TSPA - Fargo is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large city of Omaha, Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for personal & culinary services students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of WOODBURY.

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With a ranking of #7, Paul Mitchell the School St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. Paul Mitchell the School St Louis is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of St. Louis.

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#8

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

Aveda Institute - Des Moines ranked #8 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of West Des Moines, Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Aveda Institute - Minneapolis is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#10

PCI Academy-Plymouth

Plymouth, MN

PCI Academy-Plymouth 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 small city of Plymouth, PCI Academy-Plymouth is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#11

Nova Academy of Cosmetology

Rochester, MN

With a ranking of #11, Nova Academy of Cosmetology did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Stewart School Sioux Falls, SD
13 Mitsu Sato Hair Academy Overland Park, KS
14 Paul Mitchell the School Overland Park Overland Park, KS
15 E Q School of Hair Design Council Bluffs, IA

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,296
Minnesota 1,197
Iowa 953
South Dakota 212
North Dakota 207
Missouri 1,495
Nebraska 571

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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