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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Virginia

42 Colleges
$22,055 Avg Salary
$13,066 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 1,482 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in Virginia 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.

#1

The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, The Chrysm Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for personal & culinary services students. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Esthetic Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Vienna, The Esthetic Institute 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 Rudy & Kelly Academy - A Paul Mitchell Partner School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Rudy & Kelly Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Rudy & Kelly Academy - A Paul Mitchell Partner School

The excellent programs at Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Sylvain Melloul Int'l Hair Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy

Paul Mitchell the School Mclean ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of McLean, Paul Mitchell the School Mclean is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Paul Mitchell the School Mclean

Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. DSI Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Reston.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy

Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Woodbridge, Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge Report

Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Virginia list. Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke Report

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
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

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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