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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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

In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 87 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Check out the personal & culinary services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Aveda Institute - Minneapolis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Aveda Institute - Minneapolis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grabber School of Hair Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Grabber School of Hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of St. Louis.

Of the 69 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Grabber School of Hair Design, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#3

Crave Beauty Academy

Wichita, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crave Beauty Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Crave Beauty Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Wichita.

Women make up 98% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#4

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Springfield, Paul Mitchell the School Springfield is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 123 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Paul Mitchell the School Springfield, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Blue Springs.

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Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics 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. Located in the city of Omaha, Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of WOODBURY.

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#9

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

Aveda Institute - Des Moines ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of West Des Moines, Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 98% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Xenon International Academy-Omaha came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, Xenon International School of hair Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Xenon International School of hair Design, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. TSPA - Fargo is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.

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

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With a ranking of #12, Academy of Hair Design - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Academy of Hair Design - Springfield is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 51 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Academy of Hair Design - Springfield, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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Empire Beauty School-Bloomington 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. Empire Beauty School-Bloomington is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
14 PCI Academy-Ames Ames, IA
15 PCI Academy-Plymouth Plymouth, MN
16 Capri College, Davenport Davenport, IA
16 Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester, MN

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,296
Minnesota 1,197
Iowa 953
South Dakota 212
North Dakota 207
Missouri 1,495
Nebraska 571

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 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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