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

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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 2023 rankings named Hastings Beauty School the best school in the Plains States Region for personal & culinary services students. Hastings Beauty School is a 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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bismarck.

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The excellent programs at The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Plains States Region . TSPA - Fargo is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.

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Out of the 77 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 small private for-profit school located in the suburb of WOODBURY.

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Paul Mitchell the School St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Paul Mitchell the School St Louis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Louis.

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#8

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

Aveda Institute - Des Moines 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 small city of West Des Moines, Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Aveda Institute - Minneapolis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#10

PCI Academy-Plymouth

Plymouth, MN

PCI Academy-Plymouth came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Plymouth, PCI Academy-Plymouth is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#11

Nova Academy of Cosmetology

Rochester, MN

Nova Academy of Cosmetology landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Rochester, Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school 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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