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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

105 Colleges
$19,159 Avg Salary
$9,259 Avg Student Debt

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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 105 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for personal & culinary services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Aveda Institute - Denver is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountainland Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Boise, Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Paul Mitchell the School Boise did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Paul Mitchell the School Boise is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Boise.

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Cameo College of Essential Beauty ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Cameo College of Essential Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Murray.

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With a ranking of #8, Ogden-Weber Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the small city of Ogden.

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#9

Medspa Academies

South Jordan, UT

Medspa Academies landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. National Institute of Medical Aesthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of South Jordan.

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Emily Griffith Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Xenon International Academy-Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large city of Aurora, Xenon International School of Hair Design is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#12

International Salon and Spa Academy

Colorado Springs, CO

International Salon and Spa Academy landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, International Salon and Spa Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Skin Science Institute landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Skin Science Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sandy.

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#14

Top Nails & Hair Beauty School

Taylorsville, UT

Top Nails & Hair Beauty School landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Top Nails & Hair Beauty School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Taylorsville.

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Acaydia School of Aesthetics did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #15 on the list. Acaydia School of Aesthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
16 Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO
17 Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
18 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
19 Paul Mitchell the School Rexburg Rexburg, ID
20 Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan West Jordan, UT
21 Taylor Andrews Academy-St George St. George, UT

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 82
Colorado 4,642
Utah 3,047
Montana 205
Idaho 1,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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