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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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. 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 286 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the personal & culinary services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 25 Most Popular Southwest Region Trade Schools in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found Studio Academy of Beauty to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Studio Academy of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chandler.
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The excellent programs at Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Ogle School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Stafford.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Olympian Academy of Cosmetology is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Located in the remote town of Alamogordo, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Ogle School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Ogle School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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With a ranking of #6, Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Ogle School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
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Penrose Academy ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Penrose Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Avalon School of Cosmetology - Phoenix landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Avalon School of Cosmetology - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington 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. Located in the large suburb of Arlington, Ogle School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Ogle School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of El Paso, Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Clary Sage College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #14 on the list. Clary Sage College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
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Central Oklahoma College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Central Oklahoma College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
Aveda Institute - San Antonio landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Aveda Institute - San Antonio is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
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Avalon School of Cosmetology - Mesa came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Mesa, Avalon School of Cosmetology - Mesa is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Avenue Five Institute came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Austin, Avenue Five Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #19, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
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Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #19 on the list. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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Southwest Institute of Healing Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, SWIHA is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Lee College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #23, Turning Point Beauty College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Turning Point Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Casa Grande.
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Ogle School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hurst.
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With a ranking of #25, Paul Mitchell the School Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the city of Arlington, Paul Mitchell the School Arlington is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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 Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Salon Boutique Academy | Addison, TX |
| 43 | Tulsa Technology Center | Tulsa, OK |
| 43 | Jenks Beauty College | Jenks, OK |
| 46 | GateWay Community College | Phoenix, AZ |
| 47 | Aveda Institute - Phoenix | Tempe, AZ |
| 48 | El Centro College | Dallas, TX |
| 49 | Tri-State Cosmetology Institute | El Paso, TX |
| 50 | Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano | Plano, TX |
| 51 | St Philip’s College | San Antonio, TX |
| 52 | Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX |
| 52 | South Plains College | Levelland, TX |
| 52 | Culinary Institute Inc | Houston, TX |
| 55 | Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock | Lubbock, TX |
| 55 | Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus | Austin, TX |
| 57 | Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque, NM |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,080 |
| Texas | 12,596 |
| New Mexico | 1,065 |
| Oklahoma | 1,910 |
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.
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