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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
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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.
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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Southeast Region Trade Schools in Personal & Culinary Services
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 small suburb of Covington, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Celebrity School of Beauty helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Southeast Region . Celebrity School of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.
The excellent programs at Aveda Institute - Tallahassee helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Tallahassee, Aveda Institute - Tallahassee is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Belle Beauty Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 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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The excellent programs at Aveda Institute - South Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Southeast Region . Aveda Institute - South Florida is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Davie.
With a ranking of #6, Boca Beauty Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Boca Beauty Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Boca Raton.
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Valencia College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.
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Georgia Career Institute came in at #8 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 Conyers, Georgia Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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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 large city of Greensboro, Health and Style Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, La Belle Beauty School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, La Belle Beauty School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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.
Savannah Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population.
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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the 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 medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.
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Crescent City Bartending School landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, Crescent Schools is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #16 on the list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.
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Sheridan Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Hollywood, Sheridan Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Largo.
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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the 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.
Central Georgia Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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 small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Palm Beach.
West Georgia Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.
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Beauty Academy of South Florida landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Beauty Academy of South Florida is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hialeah Gardens.
Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 599 different Southeast personal & culinary services schools we analyzed.
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.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services schools 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 Related Majors
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.