2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services 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.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
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 Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 300 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Top 25 Most Popular Great Lakes Region Trade Schools in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named Douglas J Aveda Institute the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for personal & culinary services students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Douglas J Aveda Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend G Skin & Beauty Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. G Skin and Beauty Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Schaumburg.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aveda Fredric’s Institute - Cincinnati. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Aveda Fredric's Institute - Cincinnati is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
The excellent programs at Raphael’s School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Alliance, Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 300 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Institute of Beauty and Wellness landed the # 5 spot on the list. The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
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Aveda Fredric’s Institute - Indianapolis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Carmel, Aveda Fredric's Institute - Indianapolis is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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G Skin & Beauty Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Oakbrook, Naperville Skin Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Michigan College of Beauty-Troy landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Michigan College of Beauty-Troy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
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Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Indianapolis, Tricoci INE is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #10, Trenz Beauty Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Calumet City, Trenz Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Highland, Tricoci HLD is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Aveda Institute - Columbus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Aveda Institute - Columbus is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.
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Ivy Tech Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
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Dorsey School of Beauty - Taylor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of Taylor, Dorsey School of Beauty - Taylor is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #15, L’esprit Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. L'esprit Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Canton.
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With a ranking of #16, Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology, North Dayton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology, North Dayton is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Tricoci BRV is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bridgeview.
Cosmetology & Spa Academy landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Crystal Lake, Cosmetology & Spa Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public school with a small student population.
John Amico School of Hair Design came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. John Amico School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Oak Forest.
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David Pressley School of Cosmetology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #21 on the list. David Pressley School of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Royal Oak.
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Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Tricoci CNW is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The Salon Professional Academy - Evansville ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. TSPA - Evansville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Evansville.
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Ohio State College of Barber Styling did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Columbus, Ohio State College of Barber Styling is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Gateway Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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 Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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46 | Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL |
47 | Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology, South Dayton | Dayton, OH |
47 | Paul Mitchell the School Bradley | Tinley Park, IL |
49 | Summit Salon Academy - Anderson | Anderson, IN |
50 | PJ’s College of Cosmetology-Clarksville | Clarksville, IN |
50 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee, WI |
52 | Worsham College of Mortuary Science | Wheeling, IL |
52 | Sinclair Community College | Dayton, OH |
54 | Larry’s Barber College | Chicago, IL |
55 | Twin City Beauty College | Saint Joseph, MI |
56 | Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Danville | Urbana, IL |
57 | Paul Mitchell the School Chicago | Chicago, IL |
58 | Pivot Point Academy | Bloomingdale, IL |
59 | VICI Beauty School | Greenfield, WI |
59 | Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science | Cincinnati, OH |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 2,161 |
Michigan | 3,211 |
Wisconsin | 1,669 |
Ohio | 3,799 |
Illinois | 4,725 |
Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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.
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