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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New York

77 Colleges
$22,313 Avg Salary
$10,598 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #29 most popular major in New York with 1,214 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in New York to see which programs were the most popular 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 Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup to be the most popular school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, Christine Valmy International School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Christine Valmy International School carry an average student debt load of $6,032.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Culinary Institute of America. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New York list. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hyde Park.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from The Culinary Institute of America take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $450.

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The excellent programs at Institute of Culinary Education helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in New York. Institute of Culinary Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Institute of Culinary Education take out is $6,811. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $344, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester take out is $10,208. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $53.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New York list. Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Levittown.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute carry an average student debt load of $6,333.

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Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Nanuet, Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers carry an average student debt load of $6,333. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $66.

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Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of New York, Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics take out is $6,333.

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New York Institute of Beauty ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Islandia, New York Institute of Beauty is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from New York Institute of Beauty take out $6,333 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Continental School of Beauty Culture, Mattydale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal and culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Mattydale, Continental School of Beauty Culture, Mattydale is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Continental School of Beauty Culture, Mattydale take out an average of $10,208 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $53.

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Shear Ego International School of Hair Design landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal and culinary services programs. Shear Ego International School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Shear Ego International School of Hair Design accumulate an average of around $7,213 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $75, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#11

Aveda Institute - New York

New York, NY

Aveda Institute - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Aveda Institute - New York is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Aveda Institute - New York take out $9,500 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $100, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the state of New York that almost earned our Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
12 Empire Beauty School-Manhattan New York, NY
13 Aesthetic Science Institute Latham, NY
14 Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge Hauppauge, NY
15 Brittany Beauty Academy Levittown, NY

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
Maryland 97
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 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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