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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Iowa

26 Colleges
$22,002 Avg Salary
$9,376 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 953 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa.

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

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#2

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aveda Institute - Des Moines. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of West Des Moines, Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

PCI Academy-Ames

Ames, IA

The excellent programs at PCI Academy-Ames helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Iowa. PCI Academy-Ames is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Ames.

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#4

Capri College, Davenport

Davenport, IA

The excellent programs at Capri College, Davenport helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Iowa. Capri College, Davenport is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Davenport.

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#5

Capri College, Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capri College, Dubuque. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Iowa list. Capri College, Dubuque is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

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#5

Capri College, Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capri College, Cedar Rapids. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Iowa list. Capri College, Cedar Rapids is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

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With a ranking of #7, Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Des Moines, ISB is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood 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. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

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La James International College-Davenport landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal & culinary services programs. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, La James International College-Davenport is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,296
Minnesota 1,197
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

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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