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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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$20,019 Avg Salary
$10,891 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 3,899 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 88 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named South Hills Beauty Academy Inc the most popular school in Pennsylvania for personal & culinary services students. South Hills Beauty Academy Inc is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

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#2

Jean Madeline Aveda Institute

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 88 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Jean Madeline Aveda Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Jean Madeline Education Center of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Bella Capelli Academy

Monroeville, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bella Capelli Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Bella Capelli Academy a Paul Mitchell partner school is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Monroeville.

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#4

Metro Beauty Academy

Allentown, PA

The excellent programs at Metro Beauty Academy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Allentown, Metro Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The Beauty Institute-Ambler landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. The Beauty Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ambler.

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Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#8

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

With a ranking of #8, Douglas Education Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the small suburb of Monessen, Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Great Lakes Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Great Lakes Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Erie.

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Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moosic.

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Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Harrisburg.

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Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #13, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Penn Commercial is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Washington.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
14 Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc Feasterville, PA
15 Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology Bellevue, PA
15 Laurel Business Institute Uniontown, PA
17 The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA
17 American Barber Academy Reading, PA

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,643
Maryland 1,280
Delaware 373
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 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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