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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 1,280 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Maryland 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Cortiva Institute-Baltimore to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Linthicum, Cortiva Institute-Baltimore is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aveda Institute - Maryland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maryland list. Located in the midsize suburb of Bel Air, Aveda Institute - Maryland is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Aveda Institute - Maryland, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis Institute - Towson. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maryland list. Fortis Institute - Towson is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Towson.

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#3

Hair Academy II

Hillcrest Heights, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hair Academy II. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maryland list. Hair Academy II is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hillcrest Heights.

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#5

Hair Expressions Academy

Rockville, MD

Out of the 12 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Hair Expressions Academy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Hair Expressions Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rockville.

About 98% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Anne Arundel Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in personal & culinary services at AACC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, Maryland Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 89% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#8

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Howard Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, HCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#9

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Montgomery 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Allegany College of Maryland

Cumberland, MD

Allegany College of Maryland came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the city of Cumberland.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,643
Delaware 373
Pennsylvania 3,899
New York 6,710
District of Columbia 166

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 12 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.

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