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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$20,476 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 243 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Christine Valmy International School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at Culinary Institute of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Culinary Education. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Institute of Culinary Education is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent programs at South Hills Beauty Academy Inc helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh, South Hills Beauty Academy Inc is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Parisian Beauty School

Hackensack, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Parisian Beauty School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Parisian Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackensack.

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#6

Jean Madeline Aveda Institute

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Jean Madeline Aveda Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Jean Madeline Education Center of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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With a ranking of #7, Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Levittown.

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Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Nanuet, Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large city of New York, Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#11

Total Image Beauty Academy

Union City, NJ

Total Image Beauty Academy 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 large suburb of Union City, Total Image Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #12, New York Institute of Beauty did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Islandia, New York Institute of Beauty is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Christine Valmy International School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Pine Brook.

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Continental School of Beauty Culture, Mattydale came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Mattydale, Continental School of Beauty Culture, Mattydale is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Voorhees.

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#16

Bella Capelli Academy

Monroeville, PA

Bella Capelli Academy landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Monroeville, Bella Capelli Academy a Paul Mitchell partner school is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#17

Metro Beauty Academy

Allentown, PA

Metro Beauty Academy landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Metro Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Allentown.

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#18

Cortiva Institute-Baltimore

Linthicum, MD

Cortiva Institute-Baltimore came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cortiva Institute-Baltimore is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Linthicum.

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With a ranking of #19, Shear Ego International School of Hair Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Shear Ego International School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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#20

Aveda Institute - New York

New York, NY

Aveda Institute - New York came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Aveda Institute - New York is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. PIMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Empire Beauty School-Manhattan landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Empire Beauty School-Manhattan is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Aesthetic Science Institute came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Latham, Aesthetic Science Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The Beauty Institute-Ambler landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Ambler, The Beauty Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#25

Innovate Salon Academy

South Plainfield, NJ

Innovate Salon Academy ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of South Plainfield, Innovate Salon Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#28

Brittany Beauty Academy

Levittown, NY
#34

Berkowits School of Electrolysis

Forest Hills, NY
#35

Arrojo Cosmetology School

New York, NY
#36

Brittany Beauty Academy

Brooklyn, NY

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 Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
37 Artistic Academy of Hair Design Morris Plains, NJ
38 Douglas Education Center Monessen, PA
39 Continental School of Beauty Culture, West Seneca West Seneca, NY
40 Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing Ewing, NJ
40 Hair Academy II Hillcrest Heights, MD
42 Paul Mitchell the School Schenectady Schenectady, NY
42 Brittany Beauty Academy Bronx, NY
44 Shore Beauty School Egg Harbor Township, NJ
44 Great Lakes Institute of Technology Erie, PA
46 Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton New Carrollton, MD
47 Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design LLC Newark, DE
48 Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley Moosic, PA

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,643
Maryland 1,280
Delaware 373
Pennsylvania 3,899
New York 6,710
District of Columbia 166

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 26 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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