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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 1,381 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.
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Our analysis found Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Covington, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 99% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Christine Valmy International School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 99% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Las Vegas.
Of the 551 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin, 1% are male and 99% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Douglas J Aveda Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in the United States. Douglas J Aveda Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of East Lansing.
Women make up 98% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Advance Beauty College is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Advance Beauty College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden Grove.
Women make up 92% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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National University College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. National University College is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bayamon.
Women make up 98% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Studio Academy of Beauty did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Studio Academy of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chandler.
Women make up 99% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Asian-American International Beauty College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, Asian-American International Beauty College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 83% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Institute of Culinary Education came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Institute of Culinary Education is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 58% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 42% are male.
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Boca Beauty Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Boca Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Boca Raton.
Of the 297 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Boca Beauty Academy, 1% are male and 99% are female.
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G Skin & Beauty Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the small city of Schaumburg, G Skin and Beauty Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 336 students majoring in personal & culinary services at G Skin and Beauty Institute, 1% are male and 99% are female.
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Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 52% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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South Hills Beauty Academy Inc did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pittsburgh, South Hills Beauty Academy Inc is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
About 99% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 1% are male.
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With a ranking of #14, La Belle Beauty Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Miami, La Belle Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #15, Celebrity School of Beauty did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Celebrity School of Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.
About 99% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 1% are male.
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Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Levittown.
Of the 315 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute, 2% are male and 98% are female.
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Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. 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.
Of the 511 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett, 2% are male and 98% are female.
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Valencia College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 72% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Ogle School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stafford.
Women make up 97% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Jupiter Beauty Academy ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Jupiter Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 93% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.
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Crescent City Bartending School ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Crescent Schools is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 426 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Crescent Schools, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 98% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 2% are male.
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Aveda Institute - Tallahassee landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Aveda Institute - Tallahassee is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 278 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Aveda Institute - Tallahassee, 1% are male and 99% are female.
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La Belle Beauty School ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Hialeah, La Belle Beauty School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Aveda Institute - South Florida came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Aveda Institute - South Florida is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Davie.
About 98% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 2% are male.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1381 different United States personal & culinary services schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
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Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
More about our data sources and methodologies.