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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 140 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the personal & culinary services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Aveda Institute - Minneapolis to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Aveda Institute - Minneapolis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Out of the 140 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Hair Design - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Academy of Hair Design - Springfield is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grabber School of Hair Design. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Grabber School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of St. Louis.

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#4

Crave Beauty Academy

Wichita, KS

Out of the 140 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Crave Beauty Academy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Crave Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

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The excellent programs at Paul Mitchell the School Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Paul Mitchell the School Springfield is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#8

Eric Fisher Academy

Wichita, KS

Eric Fisher Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, Eric Fisher Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Des Moines Area Community College 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. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

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#10

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

Aveda Institute - Des Moines landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of West Des Moines, Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#11

Nova Academy of Cosmetology

Rochester, MN

Nova Academy of Cosmetology 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 city of Rochester, Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Kansas City Kansas Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Kansas City.

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Xenon International Academy-Omaha landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, Xenon International School of hair Design is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of WOODBURY.

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#14

Bellus Academy

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #14, Bellus Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Bellus Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Blue Springs.

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The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. TSPA - Fargo is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles 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. Located in the large suburb of St. Charles, TSPA - St Charles is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#18

Z Hair Academy

Overland Park, KS

Z Hair Academy landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Z Hair Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.

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#20

Stewart School

Sioux Falls, SD

Stewart School landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, Stewart School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#21

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Community College 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. JCCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
22 Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud, MN
23 Empire Beauty School-Bloomington Bloomington, MN
24 Paul Mitchell the School Wichita Wichita, KS
25 PCI Academy-Ames Ames, IA
26 Paul Mitchell the School Overland Park Overland Park, KS
27 Capri College, Davenport Davenport, IA
28 College of Hair Design-East Campus Lincoln, NE

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,296
Minnesota 1,197
Iowa 953
South Dakota 212
North Dakota 207
Missouri 1,495
Nebraska 571

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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