2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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The Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 203 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Studio Academy of Beauty the most popular school in the Southwest Region for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Studio Academy of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chandler.
Of the 351 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Studio Academy of Beauty, 2% are male and 98% are female.
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal and culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Ogle School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Stafford.
Of the 264 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Ogle School, 2% are male and 98% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal and culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Ogle School is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Women make up 98% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Penrose Academy is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Penrose Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Scottsdale.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwest Institute of Healing Arts is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, SWIHA is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 182 students majoring in personal and culinary services at SWIHA, 1% are male and 99% are female.
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Avalon School of Cosmetology - Phoenix came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Avalon School of Cosmetology - Phoenix is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Women make up 98% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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Central Oklahoma College 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. Central Oklahoma College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
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With a ranking of #8, Ann Webb Skin Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Ann Webb Skin Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Austin.
Women make up 99% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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Lee College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 52% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
Turning Point Beauty College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Turning Point Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Casa Grande.
About 74% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of El Paso, Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 98% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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Avalon School of Cosmetology - Mesa 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 #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Mesa, Avalon School of Cosmetology - Mesa is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal and culinary services programs. Ogle School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Of the 144 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Ogle School, 1% are male and 99% are female.
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Avenue Five Institute 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 #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, Avenue Five Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 140 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Avenue Five Institute, 2% are male and 98% are female.
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Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal and culinary services programs. Ogle School is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.
Women make up 99% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Ogle School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
Clary Sage College 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 #17 on the list. Clary Sage College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
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Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Arlington, Ogle School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 99% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas 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 #19 on the list. Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Alamogordo, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 98% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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Aveda Institute - San Antonio landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal and culinary services programs. Aveda Institute - San Antonio is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Women make up 97% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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Francis Tuttle Technology Center 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 #22 on the list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Aveda Institute - Tucson landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal and culinary services programs. Aveda Institute - Tucson is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tucson.
Of the 92 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Aveda Institute - Tucson, 3% are male and 97% are female.
With a ranking of #24, Aveda Institute - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Aveda Institute - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
About 98% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 2% are male.
GateWay Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. GateWay Community College is a fairly small public school located in the city of Phoenix.
Women make up 92% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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 in the Southwest Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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31 | Salon Boutique Academy | Addison, TX |
32 | Clovis Community College | Clovis, NM |
33 | Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus | Austin, TX |
34 | Tucson College of Beauty | Tucson, AZ |
34 | Tri-State Cosmetology Institute | El Paso, TX |
36 | DuVall’s School of Cosmetology | Bedford, TX |
36 | St Philip’s College | San Antonio, TX |
38 | Pure Aesthetics | Tucson, AZ |
39 | Vogue College of Cosmetology | San Antonio, TX |
40 | Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg | San Antonio, TX |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 3,080 |
Texas | 12,596 |
New Mexico | 1,065 |
Oklahoma | 1,910 |
Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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