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Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Missouri

17 Colleges
$17,820 Avg Salary
$9,585 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 1,495 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

Our analysis found The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. TSPA - St Charles is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of St. Charles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Missouri list. Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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The excellent programs at Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Missouri. Located in the small city of Jefferson City, Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Paul Mitchell the School Springfield helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in Missouri. Paul Mitchell the School Springfield is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Dimensions School of Hair Design is a great place for personal & culinary services students. Located in the small city of Joplin, New Dimensions School of Hair Design is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Academy of Hair Design - Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Academy of Hair Design - Springfield is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Grabber School of Hair Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of St. Louis, Grabber School of Hair Design is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Blue Springs, House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Summit Salon Academy Kansas City landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Independence, Summit Salon Academy KC is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Academy of Salon Professionals did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for personal & culinary services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Sedalia, Academy of Salon Professionals is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best 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
Iowa 953
South Dakota 212
North Dakota 207
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 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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