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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

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

With 130,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Jupiter Beauty Academy to be the most popular school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Jupiter Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 258 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Jupiter Beauty Academy, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal and culinary services schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Medford, Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 99% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 1% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal and culinary services schools in the New England Region . Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woburn.

Women make up 99% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Plymouth.

Of the 107 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Out of the 43 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capilo School of Hair Design landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Augusta, Capilo School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 82% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Spa Tech Institute-Westboro landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal and culinary services programs. Spa Tech Institute-Westboro is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Westboro.

Women make up 99% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Westbrook.

Of the 97 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Paul Mitchell the School North Haven came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of North Haven, Paul Mitchell the School North Haven is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Paul Mitchell the School North Haven, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Academy Di Capelli - School of Cosmetology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Wallingford, Academy Di Capelli is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Empire Beauty School-Hooksett did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Empire Beauty School-Hooksett is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Hooksett.

Of the 44 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 410
Connecticut 708
Maine 381
Rhode Island 584
Massachusetts 1,897
Vermont 61

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,784
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,307
Precision Production 52,905
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 28,383

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.

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