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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Illinois

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$18,935 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 4,725 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 91 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the personal & culinary services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

G Skin & Beauty Institute

Schaumburg, IL

Our 2023 rankings named G Skin & Beauty Institute the most popular school in Illinois for personal & culinary services students. Located in the small city of Schaumburg, G Skin and Beauty Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 91 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, G Skin & Beauty Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Naperville Skin Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Oakbrook.

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#3

Trenz Beauty Academy

Calumet City, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trenz Beauty Academy. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Illinois list. Trenz Beauty Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Calumet City.

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The excellent programs at Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Bridgeview, Tricoci BRV is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Cosmetology & Spa Academy

Crystal Lake, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cosmetology & Spa Academy. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Illinois list. Cosmetology & Spa Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Crystal Lake.

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With a ranking of #6, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #7, John Amico School of Hair Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Oak Forest, John Amico School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Tricoci CNW is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#9

Universal Spa Training Academy

Downers Grove, IL

Universal Spa Training Academy came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Universal Spa Training Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#10

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.

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Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Tricoci RFD is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Skokie, Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Aveda Institute - Chicago ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Illinois list. Aveda Institute - Chicago is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the state of Illinois that almost earned our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Illinois award.

Rank College Location
14 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville Libertyville, IL
15 University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts Springfield, IL
16 Elgin Community College Elgin, IL
17 Paul Mitchell the School Bradley Tinley Park, IL
18 Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,161
Michigan 3,211
Wisconsin 1,669
Ohio 3,799

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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