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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 2,073 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Personal & Culinary Services program at each school on the list.

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the United States

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

#1

National University College

Bayamon, PR
2,673 Degrees

Our analysis found National University College to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. National University College is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Bayamon.

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#2

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder

Boulder, CO
3,638 Degrees

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 midsize city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington

Covington, LA
1,847 Degrees

Out of the 2,073 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Covington, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup

New York, NY
889 Degrees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Christine Valmy International School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, NY
661 Degrees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute of America. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.

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#6

Douglas J Aveda Institute

East Lansing, MI
768 Degrees

Douglas J Aveda Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Douglas J Aveda Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#7

Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin

Las Vegas, NV
647 Degrees

Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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#8

Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett

Everett, WA
736 Degrees

Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Everett, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Celebrity School of Beauty

Miami, FL
539 Degrees

Celebrity School of Beauty did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Celebrity School of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

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#10

Advance Beauty College

Garden Grove, CA
544 Degrees

Advance Beauty College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Advance Beauty College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden Grove.

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#11

Aveda Institute - Tallahassee

Tallahassee, FL
555 Degrees

Aveda Institute - Tallahassee landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Aveda Institute - Tallahassee is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#11

Studio Academy of Beauty

Chandler, AZ
604 Degrees

Studio Academy of Beauty came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Studio Academy of Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Chandler.

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#13

Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford

Stafford, TX
393 Degrees

Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Ogle School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Stafford.

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#14

La Belle Beauty Academy

Miami, FL
289 Degrees

La Belle Beauty Academy ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Miami, La Belle Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#15

Aveda Institute - South Florida

Davie, FL
680 Degrees

Aveda Institute - South Florida landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Aveda Institute - South Florida is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Davie.

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#16

Olympian Academy of Cosmetology

Alamogordo, NM
456 Degrees

Olympian Academy of Cosmetology ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Alamogordo, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#17

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, RI
536 Degrees

Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #17 on the list. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#18

Boca Beauty Academy

Boca Raton, FL
376 Degrees

Boca Beauty Academy landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Boca Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Boca Raton.

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#19

Asian-American International Beauty College

Westminster, CA
446 Degrees

Asian-American International Beauty College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, Asian-American International Beauty College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#20

G Skin & Beauty Institute

Schaumburg, IL
375 Degrees

G Skin & Beauty Institute landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Schaumburg, G Skin and Beauty Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#21

Valencia College

Orlando, FL
467 Degrees

With a ranking of #21, Valencia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#22

Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio

San Antonio, TX
339 Degrees

Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Ogle School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#23

Institute of Culinary Education

New York, NY
677 Degrees

Institute of Culinary Education came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Institute of Culinary Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#24

Bellus Academy - Poway

Poway, CA
356 Degrees

Bellus Academy - Poway did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the small city of Poway, Bellus Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#25

South Hills Beauty Academy Inc

Pittsburgh, PA
317 Degrees

South Hills Beauty Academy Inc came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh, South Hills Beauty Academy Inc is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#26

Georgia Career Institute

Conyers, GA
#27

Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth

Fort Worth, TX
#27

Health and Style Institute

Greensboro, NC
#29

Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas

Dallas, TX
#30

Century College

San Juan, PR
#31

Parisian Beauty School

Hackensack, NJ
#32

Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento

Sacramento, CA
#32

Escuela Hotelera de San Juan

Hato Rey, PR
#34

La Belle Beauty School

Hialeah, FL
#34

Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles

Pasadena, CA
#36

Penrose Academy

Scottsdale, AZ
#37

Jean Madeline Aveda Institute

Philadelphia, PA
#38

Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester

Rochester, NY
#38

Avalon School of Cosmetology - Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ
#40

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN
#41

Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry

Casselberry, FL
#42

Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute

Levittown, NY
#43

Jupiter Beauty Academy

Boston, MA
#44

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA
#45

Aveda Fredric's Institute - Cincinnati

West Chester, OH
#46

Blue Cliff College - Metairie

Metairie, LA
#47

Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Rome, GA
#48

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT
#48

Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers

Nanuet, NY
#50

Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington

Arlington, TX

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 2073 different United States personal & culinary services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Modern Hairstyling Institute-Bayamon Bayamon, PR
51 Raphael’s School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance Alliance, OH
53 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX
54 Crescent City Bartending School New Orleans, LA
55 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
55 Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics New York, NY
57 Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Woburn, MA
58 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin Austin, TX
58 Total Image Beauty Academy Union City, NJ
58 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
61 Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL
62 Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood, FL
62 American Institute of Beauty Largo, FL
62 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
65 Aveda Institute Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
65 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
67 Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL
67 The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Milwaukee, WI
69 Instituto Educativo Premier Ponce, PR
69 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
71 Milan Institute-Clovis Clovis, CA
72 Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso El Paso, TX
72 Aveda Institute - Denver Denver, CO
74 Federico Beauty Institute Sacramento, CA
75 Beauty Academy of South Florida Hialeah Gardens, FL
76 Aveda Fredric’s Institute - Indianapolis Carmel, IN
77 Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT
78 Clary Sage College Tulsa, OK
79 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
80 Bellus Academy - National City Chula Vista, CA
81 Paul Mitchell the School Costa Mesa Costa Mesa, CA
81 G Skin & Beauty Institute Oakbrook, IL
83 Florida Barber Academy Plantation, FL
84 Boca Beauty Academy - Parkland Parkland, FL
85 New York Institute of Beauty Islandia, NY
86 Central Oklahoma College Oklahoma City, OK
87 Aveda Institute - San Antonio San Antonio, TX
87 Elaine Sterling Institute Atlanta, GA
89 Avalon School of Cosmetology - Mesa Mesa, AZ
90 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
90 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
92 Michigan College of Beauty-Troy Troy, MI
92 Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology Boise, ID
92 Parisian Spa Institute Jacksonville, FL
95 Paul Mitchell the School Boise Boise, ID
95 Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology Pine Brook, NJ
97 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester Worcester, MA
97 Continental School of Beauty Culture, Mattydale Mattydale, NY
97 Cameo College of Essential Beauty Murray, UT
100 Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Charlotte, NC
101 Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina Carolina, PR
102 Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc Knoxville, TN
102 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
104 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
105 Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness Voorhees, NJ
106 Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX
107 Southeastern Esthetics Institute Columbia, SC
107 Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy Medford, MA
109 Paul Mitchell the School Modesto Modesto, CA
109 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
111 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
112 Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley, CA
113 Medspa Academies South Jordan, UT
113 Academy of Hair Design - Springfield Springfield, MO
115 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
115 Bella Capelli Academy Monroeville, PA
115 My Le’s Beauty College Sacramento, CA
118 Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis, MO
119 PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY
119 Miami Dade College Miami, FL
121 Trenz Beauty Academy Calumet City, IL
121 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland Highland, IN
123 Metro Beauty Academy Allentown, PA
124 Aveda Institute - Columbus Columbus, OH
125 Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO
125 Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston, TX
125 Houston Community College Houston, TX
125 Crave Beauty Academy Wichita, KS
129 Southwest Institute of Healing Arts Tempe, AZ
129 Paul Mitchell the School Temecula Temecula, CA
131 Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL
131 Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
133 Academy of Hair Design - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
133 Lee College Baytown, TX
133 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
136 Dorsey School of Beauty - Taylor Taylor, MI
137 Bellus Academy - El Cajon El Cajon, CA
138 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst Hurst, TX
138 L’esprit Academy Canton, MI
138 Latin Beauty Academy greenacres, FL
138 Turning Point Beauty College Casa Grande, AZ
142 Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology, North Dayton Dayton, OH
143 Bene’s Career Academy New Port Richey, FL
144 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview Bridgeview, IL
145 Cinta Aveda Institute San Francisco, CA
145 Paul Mitchell the School Arlington Arlington, TX
147 Paul Mitchell the School Houston Houston, TX
148 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
148 Paul Mitchell the School Esani Roswell, GA
150 Cortiva Institute-Baltimore Linthicum, MD
150 Emma’s Beauty Academy-Juana Diaz Juana Diaz, PR
152 Shear Ego International School of Hair Design Rochester, NY
153 Career Academy of Beauty Garden Grove, CA
154 Paul Mitchell the School Springfield Springfield, MO
154 Paul Mitchell the School Gastonia Gastonia, NC
154 Imagine-Paul Mitchell Partner School North Little Rock, AR
157 Ann Webb Skin Institute Austin, TX
157 Atlanta School of Massage Atlanta, GA
159 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
160 The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics Virginia Beach, VA
161 Aveda Institute - New York New York, NY
161 Xenon International Academy-Denver Aurora, CO
163 M-DCPS The English Center Miami, FL
163 International Salon and Spa Academy Colorado Springs, CO
165 Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA
166 Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
166 Empire Beauty School-Manhattan New York, NY
166 Aveda Institute - Tucson Tucson, AZ
169 Cosmetology Career Center LLC Carrollton, TX
169 Paul Mitchell the School San Antonio San Antonio, TX
171 Skin Science Institute Sandy, UT
171 Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake, IL
173 City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Chicago, IL
174 Aesthetic Science Institute Latham, NY
175 Summit Salon Academy - Tampa Tampa, FL
176 Salon Success Academy - Upland Upland, CA
177 New England Hair Academy Malden, MA
177 Paul Mitchell the School Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN
179 The Beauty Institute-Ambler Ambler, PA
179 ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA
179 The Esthetic Institute Vienna, VA
179 Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX
183 Paul Mitchell the School Richland Richland, WA
183 Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City, OK
183 Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA
186 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
186 Top Nails & Hair Beauty School Taylorsville, UT
186 Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno Reno, NV
186 Capilo School of Hair Design Augusta, ME
190 Aveda Institute - Maryland Bel Air, MD
190 Innovate Salon Academy South Plainfield, NJ
190 Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics Omaha, NE
193 Houston Barber School Houston, TX
194 John Amico School of Hair Design Oak Forest, IL
194 Kaizen Beauty Academy Pembroke Pines, FL
196 Eric Fisher Academy Wichita, KS
196 David Pressley School of Cosmetology Royal Oak, MI
198 Georgia Institute of Cosmetology Athens, GA
198 Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX
198 Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge Hauppauge, NY
201 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
202 Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Westbrook, ME
202 Genesis Career College-Cookeville Cookeville, TN
202 Emma’s Beauty Academy-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR
202 Arizona Culinary Institute Scottsdale, AZ
202 Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA
207 Acaydia School of Aesthetics Provo, UT
207 Florida Academy Fort Myers, FL
209 Career Academy of Hair Design Springdale, AR
209 Brittany Beauty Academy Levittown, NY
209 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
209 D’Mart Institute Barranquitas, PR
209 Salon Success Academy - Corona Corona, CA
209 Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork Lancaster, PA
209 Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO
209 California College of Barbering and Cosmetology Stockton, CA
217 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Lafayette Lafayette, LA
217 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW Chicago, IL
217 My Le’s Beauty College Gretna, LA
220 Citrus College Glendora, CA
220 Sunstate Academy Fort Myers, FL
220 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton Denton, TX
220 The Salon Professional Academy - Tonawanda Tonawanda, NY
220 Aveda Institute - Portland Portland, OR
225 Lu Ross Academy Ventura, CA
225 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
227 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
227 The Salon Professional Academy - Evansville Evansville, IN
227 ABC Beauty Academy Richardson, TX
230 Ohio State College of Barber Styling Columbus, OH
231 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
232 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York West New York, NJ
232 Leons Beauty School Inc Greensboro, NC
232 Salon Success Academy - Redlands Redlands, CA
235 Empire Beauty School-Hooksett Hooksett, NH
235 Paul Mitchell the School Austin Austin, TX
235 Cosmo Beauty Academy Sacramento, CA
235 Institute of Technology Clovis, CA
235 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
240 The Spa School Columbus, OH
241 Grace International Beauty School Flushing, NY
242 Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
242 Paul Mitchell the School Webster Webster, TX
242 Paul Mitchell the School Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
242 Paul Mitchell the School North Haven North Haven, CT
246 New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa white plains, NY
246 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
246 Sunstate Academy Clearwater, FL
246 Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas Grand Prairie, TX
246 Paul Mitchell the School Tampa Tampa, FL
251 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
251 Academy Di Capelli - School of Cosmetology Wallingford, CT
251 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
251 Berkowits School of Electrolysis Forest Hills, NY
251 Elevate Salon Institute Royal Oak, MI
256 Arrojo Cosmetology School New York, NY
257 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
257 Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Decatur, GA
257 Milan Institute-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
257 Aveda Institute - Des Moines West Des Moines, IA
257 School Removed
257 South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA
257 Paul Mitchell the School Orlando Oviedo, FL
257 Glitz School of Cosmetology Las Cruces, NM
257 Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX
266 Salon Boutique Academy Addison, TX
266 Jenks Beauty College Jenks, OK
266 Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK
269 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
269 Paul Mitchell the School Rexburg Rexburg, ID
269 The Salon Professional Academy - Melbourne Melbourne, FL
269 GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ
269 Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester, MN
269 Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL
275 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC
275 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
275 Aveda Institute - Phoenix Tempe, AZ
278 El Centro College Dallas, TX
278 Northwest College School of Beauty - Eugene Springfield, OR
278 Orange Technical College - Westside Campus Winter Garden, FL
281 International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy Sandy Springs, GA
281 Brittany Beauty Academy Brooklyn, NY
281 Universal Spa Training Academy Downers Grove, IL
284 LaBarberia Institute of Hair Mayfield Hts, OH
284 Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan West Jordan, UT
284 Paul Mitchell the School Pasadena Pasadena, CA
284 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS
284 Neo-Esthetique European Institute San Juan, PR
289 Taylor Andrews Academy-St George St. George, UT
289 Hollywood Institute - Margate Margate, FL
289 Helms College Macon, GA
289 Tri-State Cosmetology Institute El Paso, TX
289 Artistic Academy of Hair Design Morris Plains, NJ
289 Institute of Beauty Careers Arecibo, PR
289 Brown Aveda Institute - Strongsville Strongsville, OH
296 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville Nashville, TN
296 Futura Career Institute Hialeah, FL
296 School Removed
296 The Salon Professional Academy - North Little Rock Sherwood, AR
296 Paul Mitchell the School Memphis Memphis, TN
296 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano Plano, TX
302 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
302 Douglas Education Center Monessen, PA
302 Paul Mitchell the School Reno Reno, NV
302 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
302 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
307 Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX
307 Xenon International Academy-Omaha Omaha, NE
307 Culinary Institute Inc Houston, TX
307 South Plains College Levelland, TX
311 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL
311 Blue Cliff College - Lafayette Lafayette, LA
311 Pickens Technical College Aurora, CO
311 Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus WOODBURY, MN
311 International College of Cosmetology Oakland, CA
311 Bellus Academy Manhattan, KS
311 Paul Mitchell the School Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Personal & Culinary Services students that almost earned our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
318 Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy - Tampa Tampa, FL
318 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC
318 Paul Mitchell the School Cleveland Twinsburg, OH
321 Continental School of Beauty Culture, West Seneca West Seneca, NY
321 Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute Skokie, IL
321 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford Rockford, IL
321 Praxis Institute Miami, FL
325 Paul Mitchell the School Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, CA
325 Paul Mitchell the School Michigan Sterling Heights, MI
325 MTI College Sacramento, CA
325 Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth Plymouth, MA
329 Paul Mitchell the School Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
329 House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs Blue Springs, MO
329 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
329 The Salon Professional Academy - San Jose San Jose, CA
329 Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Shelton, CT
329 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
335 Stacey James Institute Parker, CO
335 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY
335 Paul Mitchell the School Atlanta Atlanta, GA
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335 Aveda Institute - Chicago Chicago, IL
335 Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus Austin, TX
335 Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX
335 Paul Mitchell the School Salt Lake City Holladay, UT
343 Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA
343 American Educational College Bayamon, PR
343 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
346 Hair Academy II Hillcrest Heights, MD
346 Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing Ewing, NJ
346 International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert, CA
346 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
346 Pat Goins Benton Road Beauty School Shreveport, LA
351 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville Libertyville, IL
351 Brittany Beauty Academy Bronx, NY
351 Paul Mitchell the School Schenectady Schenectady, NY
351 Blue Cliff College - Alexandria Alexandria, LA
351 Inner State Beauty School Lyndhurst, OH
351 Paul Mitchell the School Columbus Columbus, OH
357 Alhambra Beauty College Alhambra, CA
357 Paul Mitchell the School Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
357 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-Perth Amboy Boynton Beach, FL
357 Texas Barber College Houston, TX
357 Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley, WA
357 Odessa College Odessa, TX
357 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
357 Brown Aveda Institute - Mentor Mentor, OH
365 Riverside City College Riverside, CA
365 Palace Beauty College Los Angeles, CA
365 Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Dallas, TX
365 Summit Salon Academy - Tacoma Tacoma, WA
365 Great Lakes Institute of Technology Erie, PA
365 Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA
365 Shore Beauty School Egg Harbor Township, NJ
372 The Salon Professional Academy - Lewisville Lewisville, TX
372 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Florence, SC
372 Spa Tech Institute-Westboro Westborough, MA
372 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
372 University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts Springfield, IL
377 Nouvelle Institute Miami, FL
377 Paul Mitchell the School Louisville Louisville, KY
377 Florida College of Natural Health-Maitland Maitland, FL
377 North Florida Cosmetology Institute Inc Tallahassee, FL
377 Elgin Community College Elgin, IL
377 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
377 Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy - Lakeland Lakeland, FL
377 Paul Mitchell the School Charleston North Charleston, SC
385 Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
385 The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo Fargo, ND
385 Paul Mitchell the School Denver Lakewood, CO
385 Paul Mitchell the School Bradley Tinley Park, IL
385 Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology, South Dayton Dayton, OH
390 Summit Salon Academy - Anderson Anderson, IN
390 International Academy of Style Reno, NV
390 The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles St. Charles, MO
390 Gould’s Academy Memphis, TN
390 Z Hair Academy Overland Park, KS
395 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill Rock Hill, SC
395 Stewart School Sioux Falls, SD
395 Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton New Carrollton, MD
395 Palomar Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, CA
395 San Jose City College San Jose, CA
395 Renaissance Academie Provo, UT
395 Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo Arecibo, PR
402 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
402 Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
402 Paul Mitchell the School San Diego San Diego, CA
405 J D Academy of Salon and Spa Danville, CA
405 Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design LLC Newark, DE
405 Paul Mitchell the School Logan Logan, UT
408 Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Provo Provo, UT
408 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
408 San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc San Francisco, CA
408 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM
408 Academy of Cosmetology Merritt Island, FL
408 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA
408 Avalon School of Cosmetology - Layton Layton, UT
408 Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley Moosic, PA
408 PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Clarksville Clarksville, IN
408 Fullerton College Fullerton, CA

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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.

  • 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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