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2026 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools

There are 2,058 colleges that offer a degree in Personal & Culinary Services. The most popular schools, by student demand, are below:

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Today’s Personal & Culinary Services students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you’re no longer limited to schools in your local area.

The Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2,058 schools in the United States to see which Personal & Culinary Services programs were the most popular. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

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

#1

NUC University

Bayamon, PR

Our 2026 rankings named NUC University the most popular school in the U.S. for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Located in Bayamon, PR, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4,210 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $18,183. Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at NUC University

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder comes in at #2 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Located in Boulder, CO, this is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded 3,456 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $26,209. Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington landed the #3 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington is a private for-profit school located in Covington, LA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1,941 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $18,620. Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington

Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett landed the #4 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Located in Everett, WA, this is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded 994 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $23,416. Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett

#5

Douglas J Aveda Institute

East Lansing, MI

Douglas J Aveda Institute comes in at #5 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Located in East Lansing, MI, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 832 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $18,358. Read More…

Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup comes in at #6 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Located in New York, NY, this is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded 786 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $19,495. Read More…

Culinary Institute of America comes in at #7 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Culinary Institute of America is a private nonprofit school located in Hyde Park, NY. This school awarded 756 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $30,591. Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Culinary Institute of America

Aveda Institute-South Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Located in Davie, FL, this is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded 746 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $17,966. Read More…

Crescent City Bartending School landed the #9 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Crescent City Bartending School is a private for-profit school located in New Orleans, LA. This school awarded 590 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $17,249. Read More…

Celebrity School of Beauty landed the #10 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Celebrity School of Beauty is a private for-profit school located in Miami, FL. This school awarded 582 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $13,627. Full Personal & Culinary Services at Celebrity School of Beauty Report

Institute of Culinary Education landed the #11 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Institute of Culinary Education is a private for-profit school located in New York, NY. During the most recent year for which we have data, 582 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $23,169. Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Institute of Culinary Education

#12

Aveda Institute-Tallahassee

Clearwater, FL

Aveda Institute-Tallahassee landed the #12 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Aveda Institute-Tallahassee is a private for-profit school located in Clearwater, FL. During the most recent year for which we have data, 557 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $19,044. Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Aveda Institute-Tallahassee

Asian-American International Beauty College comes in at #13 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Asian-American International Beauty College is a private for-profit school located in Westminster, CA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 548 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $9,647. Full Personal & Culinary Services at Asian-American International Beauty College Report

Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin comes in at #14 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Located in Las Vegas, NV, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 544 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $34,545. Full Personal & Culinary Services at Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin Report

#15

Studio Academy of Beauty

Chandler, AZ

Studio Academy of Beauty landed the #15 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Located in Chandler, AZ, this is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded 539 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $22,576. Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Studio Academy of Beauty

#16

Advance Beauty College

Garden Grove, CA

Advance Beauty College comes in at #16 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Located in Garden Grove, CA, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 483 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $10,847. Full Personal & Culinary Services at Advance Beauty College Report

#17

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

Central Georgia Technical College comes in at #17 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Located in Warner Robins, GA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 466 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $36,207. Read More…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the #18 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Located in Valdosta, GA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 447 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $37,483. Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

#19

Milan Institute-Clovis

Clovis, CA

Milan Institute-Clovis landed the #19 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Located in Clovis, CA, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 434 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $19,660. Full Personal & Culinary Services at Milan Institute-Clovis Report

#20

Penrose Academy

Scottsdale, AZ

Penrose Academy landed the #20 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Located in Scottsdale, AZ, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 419 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $23,715. Full Personal & Culinary Services at Penrose Academy Report

#21

IBMC College

Fort Collins, CO

IBMC College comes in at #21 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Located in Fort Collins, CO, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 414 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $29,268. Read More…

#22

Century College

San Juan, PR

Century College landed the #22 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Located in San Juan, PR, this is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded 401 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $7,090. Full Personal & Culinary Services at Century College Report

Elaine Sterling Institute comes in at #23 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Located in Atlanta, GA, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 401 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $15,436. Read More…

#24

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College landed the #24 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Valencia College is a public school located in Orlando, FL. This school awarded 397 degrees in Personal & Culinary Services in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $30,627. Full Personal & Culinary Services at Valencia College Report

Johnson & Wales University-Providence comes in at #25 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Personal & Culinary Services majors. Johnson & Wales University-Providence is a private nonprofit school located in Providence, RI. During the most recent year for which we have data, 395 people earned their degree in Personal & Culinary Services from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $33,862. Full Personal & Culinary Services at Johnson & Wales University-Providence Report

#28

Health And Style Institute

Greensboro, NC
#32

G Skin & Beauty Institute

Schaumburg, IL
#34

Georgia Career Institute

Conyers, GA
#36

Milan Institute-Visalia

Visalia, CA
#38

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT
#43

Parisian Beauty School

Hackensack, NJ
#48

Milan Institute-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA
#49

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for this major that just missed the list above.

Rank College Location
51 Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers Nanuet, NY
52 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook Houston, TX
53 Futura Career Institute Hialeah, FL
54 Bellus Academy-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA
55 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
56 Bellus Academy-Poway Poway, CA
57 Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry Casselberry, FL
58 Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness Voorhees, NJ
59 Avalon Institute-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
60 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
61 Institute of Culinary Education Pasadena, CA
62 Total Image Beauty Academy Union City, NJ
63 Boca Beauty Academy Boca Raton, FL
64 Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology Wayne, NJ
65 Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT
66 Avalon Institute-Mesa Mesa, AZ
67 D’Mart Institute Barranquitas, PR
68 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
69 Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood, FL
70 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
71 Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL
72 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
73 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
74 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
75 Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences Columbus, OH
76 Central Oklahoma College Oklahoma City, OK
77 Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula Temecula, CA
78 Latin Beauty Academy greenacres, FL
79 Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield Springfield, MO
80 Casal Institute of Nevada Las Vegas, NV
81 Crave Beauty Academy Wichita, KS
82 Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA
83 Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL
84 Nouvelle Institute Miami, FL
85 Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics New York, NY
86 Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX
87 Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL
88 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas Dallas, TX
89 Brillare Beauty Institute Cleveland, TN
90 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
91 Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso El Paso, TX
92 Aveda Institute-Denver Denver, CO
93 American Institute of Beauty Largo, FL
94 Jupiter Beauty Academy Boston, MA
95 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
96 Raphael’s School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance Alliance, OH
97 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
98 Palomar Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, CA
99 Houston Community College Houston, TX
100 Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology Boise, ID
101 California College of Barbering and Cosmetology Stockton, CA
102 Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc Knoxville, TN
103 Florida Barber Academy Plantation, FL
104 Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock North Little Rock, AR
105 The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics Virginia Beach, VA
106 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX
107 G Skin & Beauty Institute Oakbrook, IL
108 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
109 Florida Academy Fort Myers, FL
110 Paul Mitchell the School-Esani Roswell, GA
111 Salon Success Academy-Redlands Redlands, CA
112 Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake, IL
113 My Le’s Beauty College Sacramento, CA
114 Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego San Diego, CA
115 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington Arlington, TX
116 Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL
117 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
118 L’esprit Academy Canton, MI
119 Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester Rochester, NY
120 Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA
121 Federico Beauty Institute Sacramento, CA
122 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
123 Texas Barber College Houston, TX
124 Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Woburn, MA
125 Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia West Columbia, SC
126 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland Highland, IN
127 Clary Sage College Tulsa, OK
128 Lu Ross Academy Ventura, CA
129 Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio San Antonio, TX
130 Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX
131 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX
132 Advantage Technical College San Juan, PR
133 Medspa Academies South Jordan, UT
134 Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO
135 Innovate Salon Academy South Plainfield, NJ
136 Avalon Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
137 La Belle Beauty School Hialeah, FL
138 Aveda Institute-Columbus Columbus, OH
139 Lake Land College Mattoon, IL
140 International Beauty Education Center Airway Heights, WA
141 Jean Madeline Aveda Institute Philadelphia, PA
142 Beauty Academy of South Florida Hialeah Gardens, FL
143 Cortiva Institute Linthicum, MD
144 Aveda Fredric’s Institute-Indianapolis Carmel, IN
145 Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay Pleasant Hill, CA
146 Salon Success Academy-Upland Upland, CA
147 American Beauty College West Covina, CA
148 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin Austin, TX
149 Aveda Institute-Phoenix Tempe, AZ
150 Bene’s Career Academy New Port Richey, FL
151 Empire Beauty School-Manhattan New York, NY
152 Paul Mitchell the School-Richland Richland, WA
153 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
154 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
155 Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth Plymouth, MA
156 The Beauty Institute-Ambler Ambler, PA
157 COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester Worcester, MA
158 Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX
159 Career Academy of Beauty Garden Grove, CA
160 Citrus College Glendora, CA
161 Empire Beauty School-Hooksett Hooksett, NH
162 Escuela Hotelera de San Juan Hato Rey, PR
163 Dorsey School of Beauty Taylor, MI
164 Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis, MO
165 Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston North Charleston, SC
166 Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland Parkland, FL
167 J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville, AL
168 Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
169 PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY
170 Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO
171 Aveda Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ
172 Hollywood Institute Margate, FL
173 Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Westbrook, ME
174 New York Institute of Beauty Islandia, NY
175 Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester, MN
176 Salon Success Academy-Corona Corona, CA
177 Moler Barber College Oakland, CA
178 Riverside City College Riverside, CA
179 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York West New York, NJ
180 Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg Rexburg, ID
181 Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
182 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington Arlington, VA
183 Lee College Baytown, TX
184 Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa Tampa, FL
185 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst Hurst, TX
186 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
187 Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA
188 Medspa Academies-National Institute of Modern Aesthetics Las Vegas, NV
189 Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville Vacaville, CA
190 Cortiva Institute Cromwell, CT
191 Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley, CA
192 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
193 David Pressley School of Cosmetology Royal Oak, MI
194 Career Academy of Hair Design Springdale, AR
195 International Salon and Spa Academy Colorado Springs, CO
196 Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno Fresno, CA
197 San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc San Francisco, CA
198 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
199 Lively Technical College Tallahassee, FL
200 Paul Mitchell the School-Houston Houston, TX

Personal & Culinary Services by Region

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More Personal & Culinary Services Rankings

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Personal & Culinary Services Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 136,936
Culinary Arts 24,487
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,676
Casino Operations and Services 564
Other Personal & Culinary Services 101

References

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