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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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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.

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

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 599 schools in the Southeast 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 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington the most popular school in the Southeast Region for personal & culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Covington, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 599 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Celebrity School of Beauty landed the # 2 spot on the list. Celebrity School of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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#3

Aveda Institute - Tallahassee

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aveda Institute - Tallahassee. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Aveda Institute - Tallahassee 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 La Belle Beauty Academy. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, La Belle Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Aveda Institute - South Florida is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Aveda Institute - South Florida is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Davie.

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#6

Boca Beauty Academy

Boca Raton, FL

Boca Beauty Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Boca Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Boca Raton.

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#7

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Georgia Career Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Conyers, Georgia Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Health and Style Institute

Greensboro, NC

Health and Style Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Greensboro, Health and Style Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

La Belle Beauty School

Hialeah, FL

La Belle Beauty School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, La Belle Beauty School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Casselberry.

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#12

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA

Savannah Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Blue Cliff College - Metairie did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #13 on the list. Blue Cliff College - Metairie is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Metairie.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

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Crescent City Bartending School came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Crescent Schools is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

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#17

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

Sheridan Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hollywood, Sheridan Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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American Institute of Beauty did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #18 on the list. American Institute of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Largo.

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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hollywood.

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#21

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

With a ranking of #21, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

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Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Palm Beach.

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With a ranking of #23, West Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

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#24

Beauty Academy of South Florida

Hialeah Gardens, FL

Beauty Academy of South Florida 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. Beauty Academy of South Florida is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hialeah Gardens.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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#26

Florida Barber Academy

Plantation, FL
#29

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS
#31

Parisian Spa Institute

Jacksonville, FL
#35

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL
#38

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL
#40

Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC
#40

Manatee Technical College

Bradenton, FL
#42

Latin Beauty Academy

greenacres, FL
#43

Bene's Career Academy

New Port Richey, FL
#44

Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA
#46

Imagine-Paul Mitchell Partner School

North Little Rock, AR
#50

The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics

Virginia Beach, VA

Additional Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 599 different Southeast personal & culinary services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 M-DCPS The English Center Miami, FL
52 Summit Salon Academy - Tampa Tampa, FL
53 Paul Mitchell the School Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN
54 ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA
54 The Esthetic Institute Vienna, VA
56 Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA
57 Kaizen Beauty Academy Pembroke Pines, FL
58 Georgia Institute of Cosmetology Athens, GA
59 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
60 Genesis Career College-Cookeville Cookeville, TN
61 Florida Academy Fort Myers, FL
62 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
62 Career Academy of Hair Design Springdale, AR
64 My Le’s Beauty College Gretna, LA
64 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Lafayette Lafayette, LA
66 Sunstate Academy Fort Myers, FL
67 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
68 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
69 Leons Beauty School Inc Greensboro, NC
70 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
71 Sunstate Academy Clearwater, FL
71 Paul Mitchell the School Tampa Tampa, FL
73 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
74 South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA
74 Paul Mitchell the School Orlando Oviedo, FL
74 Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Decatur, GA
74 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
78 The Salon Professional Academy - Melbourne Melbourne, FL
78 Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL
78 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
81 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
81 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC
83 Orange Technical College - Westside Campus Winter Garden, FL
84 International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy Sandy Springs, GA
85 Helms College Macon, GA
85 Hollywood Institute - Margate Margate, FL
87 Futura Career Institute Hialeah, FL
87 The Salon Professional Academy - North Little Rock Sherwood, AR
87 Paul Mitchell the School Memphis Memphis, TN
87 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville Nashville, TN

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 Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
91 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
92 Blue Cliff College - Lafayette Lafayette, LA
93 Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy - Tampa Tampa, FL
93 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC
95 Praxis Institute Miami, FL
96 Paul Mitchell the School Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
96 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
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98 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY
98 Paul Mitchell the School Atlanta Atlanta, GA
101 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
101 Pat Goins Benton Road Beauty School Shreveport, LA
103 Blue Cliff College - Alexandria Alexandria, LA
104 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-Perth Amboy Boynton Beach, FL
104 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
106 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
106 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Florence, SC
108 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
108 Paul Mitchell the School Charleston North Charleston, SC
108 Paul Mitchell the School Louisville Louisville, KY
108 Florida College of Natural Health-Maitland Maitland, FL
108 Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy - Lakeland Lakeland, FL
108 North Florida Cosmetology Institute Inc Tallahassee, FL
108 Nouvelle Institute Miami, FL
115 Gould’s Academy Memphis, TN
116 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill Rock Hill, SC
117 Academy of Cosmetology Merritt Island, FL
117 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA
119 Paul Mitchell the School Columbia West Columbia, SC
119 American Academy of Cosmetology Orange Park, FL

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,501
West Virginia 436
Alabama 996
Kentucky 1,362
Georgia 5,282
Tennessee 2,432
Louisiana 4,310
Mississippi 1,210
South Carolina 1,802
Florida 12,205
Virginia 1,482
Arkansas 1,538

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.

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