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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maryland

27 Colleges
$17,839 Avg Salary
$12,042 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #33 most popular major in Maryland with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular programs for 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Cortiva Institute-Baltimore to be the most popular school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Cortiva Institute-Baltimore is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Linthicum.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Cortiva Institute-Baltimore accumulate an average of around $6,967 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aveda Institute - Maryland. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maryland list. Aveda Institute - Maryland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bel Air.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Aveda Institute - Maryland take out $11,430 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Hair Academy II

Hillcrest Heights, MD

Out of the 27 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Hair Academy II landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hillcrest Heights, Hair Academy II is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton

New Carrollton, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton is a great place for personal and culinary services students. Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Carrollton.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton carry an average student debt load of $13,000.

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The excellent programs at The Temple Annapolis - A Paul Mitchell Partner School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Maryland. The TEMPLE Annapolis is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Annapolis.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from The TEMPLE Annapolis carry an average student debt load of $13,401. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $102.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at The Temple Annapolis - A Paul Mitchell Partner School Report

The Temple - A Paul Mitchell Partner School ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Frederick, The TEMPLE Frederick is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at The TEMPLE Frederick take out is $13,401. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $102.

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#7

Hair Expressions Academy

Rockville, MD

Hair Expressions Academy came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Rockville, Hair Expressions Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Paul Mitchell the School Jessup did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students. Paul Mitchell the School Jessup is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Jessup.

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Anne Arundel Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal and culinary services programs. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

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#10

Montgomery Beauty School

Silver Spring, MD

Montgomery Beauty School landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal and culinary services programs. Montgomery Beauty School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Silver Spring.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Montgomery Beauty School accumulate an average of around $10,283 in student debt.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 134
Pennsylvania 466
New York 1,214
Delaware 21
District of Columbia 6

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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