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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 1,041 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

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#1

Medspa Academies

South Jordan, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Medspa Academies the best school in the United States for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. National Institute of Medical Aesthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of South Jordan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Everett, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Hastings Beauty School

Hastings, MN

Out of the 1,041 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hastings Beauty School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hastings, Hastings Beauty School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Culinary Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#6

The Hair Academy

Bismarck, ND

The Hair Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Bismarck, The Hair Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc ranked #8 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. SFIEC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#9

O'Briens Aveda Institute

Williston, VT

O’Briens Aveda Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Williston, O'Briens Aveda Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woburn.

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With a ranking of #11, Gary Manuel Aveda Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. GMAI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Shoreline, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Aveda Institute - Denver ranked #13 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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With a ranking of #15, The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, TSPA - Fargo is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Arrojo Cosmetology School

New York, NY

Arrojo Cosmetology School landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. NA Enterprises LLC d is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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The Salon Professional Academy - Onalaska came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Onalaska, TSPA - Onalaska is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#18

Nova Academy of Cosmetology

Rochester, MN

With a ranking of #18, Nova Academy of Cosmetology did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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J D Academy of Salon and Spa came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Danville, J D Academy of Salon and Spa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Acaydia School of Aesthetics did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Acaydia School of Aesthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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With a ranking of #21, The Temple Annapolis - A Paul Mitchell Partner School did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. The TEMPLE Annapolis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Annapolis.

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The Temple - A Paul Mitchell Partner School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the small city of Frederick, The TEMPLE Frederick is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of WOODBURY, Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #24, The Institute of Beauty and Wellness did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Aveda Fredric’s Institute - Indianapolis came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Aveda Fredric's Institute - Indianapolis is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Carmel.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools

#28

Image Maker Beauty Institute

Hendersonville, TN
#29

Stewart School

Sioux Falls, SD
#30

Mitsu Sato Hair Academy

Overland Park, KS
#32

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA
#37

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN
#49

Gene Juarez Academy-Mountlake Terrace

Mountlake Terrace, WA

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1041 different United States personal & culinary services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 E Q School of Hair Design Council Bluffs, IA
52 School Removed
53 PCI Academy-Plymouth Plymouth, MN
54 Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Irving Irving, TX
55 Aveda Institute - Portland Portland, OR
56 Capri College, Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA
57 Hilltop Beauty School Daly City, CA
58 Fosbre Academy of Hair Design Olympia, WA
59 Penrose Academy Scottsdale, AZ
60 Skin Institute Saint Louis, MO
61 Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX
62 The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles St. Charles, MO
63 Wisconsin Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner Group-PMTS Lincoln Lincoln, NE
64 Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento Sacramento, CA
65 Cinta Aveda Institute San Francisco, CA
66 Paul Mitchell the School Denver Lakewood, CO
67 Aveda Institute - New York New York, NY
68 Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus Austin, TX
69 Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Westbrook, ME
70 PCI Academy-Ames Ames, IA
71 Josef’s School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Fargo, ND
72 Mandalyn Academy American Fork, UT
73 International Academy of Style Reno, NV
74 Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Shelton, CT
75 Black Hills Beauty College Rapid City, SD
76 Paul Mitchell the School Grand Rapids Kentwood, MI
77 Hoss Lee Academy Roseville, CA
78 Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake, IL
79 Academy for Salon Professionals Northridge, CA
80 Studio Academy of Beauty Chandler, AZ
81 Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA
82 The Barber School Midvale, UT
83 Gene Juarez Academy-Federal Way Federal Way, WA
84 Eric Fisher Academy Wichita, KS
85 Aveda Institute - Tucson Tucson, AZ
86 Josef’s School of Hair, Skin & Body, Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND
87 Elaine Sterling Institute Atlanta, GA
88 Bella Capelli Academy Monroeville, PA
89 Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
90 Z Hair Academy Overland Park, KS
91 Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Provo Provo, UT
92 Collectiv Academy Sandy, UT
93 Empire Beauty School-Hooksett Hooksett, NH
94 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano Plano, TX
95 Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA
96 Aveda Institute Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
97 Paul Mitchell the School Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
98 Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan West Jordan, UT
99 Paul Mitchell the School Milwaukee Wauwatosa, WI
100 School Removed
101 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Indiana, PA
102 Niles School of Cosmetology Niles, IL
103 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
104 The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology Downers Grove, IL
105 Summit Salon Academy - Tampa Tampa, FL
106 Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
107 The Salon Professional Academy - San Jose San Jose, CA
108 School Removed
109 Elevate Salon Institute - Westminster Westminster, CO
110 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin Elgin, IL
111 Paul Mitchell the School Mclean McLean, VA
112 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville Libertyville, IL
113 Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science Jefferson City, MO
114 Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics - A Paul Mitchell Partner School Bedford, NH
115 The Salon Professional Academy - Nashville Nashville, TN
116 Innovate Salon Academy South Plainfield, NJ
117 The Beauty Institute West Palm Beach, FL
118 Aveda Institute - Boise Boise, ID
119 John A Gupton College Nashville, TN
120 Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO
121 Ricci’s Academy of Cosmetology Newtown, CT
122 EINE Inc Tewksbury, MA
123 The Salon Professional Academy - Shorewood Plainfield, IL
124 Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL
125 The Salon Professional Academy - Lewisville Lewisville, TX
126 International College of Cosmetology Oakland, CA
127 Capilo School of Hair Design Augusta, ME
128 Phagans School of Hair Design Happy Valley, OR
129 Paul Mitchell the School Salt Lake City Holladay, UT
130 Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA
131 The Salon Professional Academy - Evansville Evansville, IN
132 Salon Institute-Toledo Campus Toledo, OH
133 Paul Mitchell the School Normal Normal, IL
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135 Cozmo Beauty School Bonita Springs, FL
136 Empire Beauty School-Michigan Grand Rapids, MI
137 Aveda Institute - Columbus Columbus, OH
138 Empire Beauty School-Boston Boston, MA
139 Paul Mitchell the School Richland Richland, WA
140 Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY
141 Twin City Beauty College Saint Joseph, MI
142 Paul Mitchell the School Spokane Spokane Valley, WA
143 Aveda Institute - Tallahassee Tallahassee, FL
144 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
145 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston Cranston, RI
146 Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke Roanoke, VA
147 Victoria’s Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick, WA
148 Hair Professionals Career College Sycamore, IL
149 Virginia School of Hair Design Hampton, VA
150 Paul Mitchell the School Esani Roswell, GA
151 Empire Beauty School-Laconia Laconia, NH
152 G Skin & Beauty Institute Schaumburg, IL
153 Elevate Salon Institute - Durham Durham, NC
154 Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath Heath, OH
155 Cameo College of Essential Beauty Murray, UT
156 Summit Salon Academy - Portland Tigard, OR

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
157 Rudae’s School of Beauty Culture-Ft Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
158 La James International College-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
159 Paul Mitchell the School Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
160 Paul Mitchell the School Honolulu Honolulu, HI
161 Empire Beauty School-Avondale Avondale, AZ
162 Cutting Edge Academy Succasunna, NJ
163 Capri College, Dubuque Dubuque, IA
164 Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers Nanuet, NY
165 Douglas J Aveda Institute East Lansing, MI
166 Paul Mitchell the School Logan Logan, UT
167 Paul Mitchell the School Webster Webster, TX
168 Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville, NC
169 The Salon Professional Academy - Tonawanda Tonawanda, NY
170 Aesthetic Science Institute Latham, NY
171 New Dimensions School of Hair Design Joplin, MO
172 Gould’s Academy Memphis, TN
173 Empire Beauty School-Green Bay Ashwaubenon, WI
174 Paul Mitchell the School Wichita Wichita, KS
175 Mitchell’s Academy - Raleigh Raleigh, NC
176 Monmouth County Vocational School District Freehold, NJ
177 Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology Branford, CT
178 Empire Beauty School-Lebanon Lebanon, PA
179 Academy of Hair Design - Springfield Springfield, MO
180 Paul Mitchell the School Chicago Chicago, IL
181 Imagine-Paul Mitchell Partner School North Little Rock, AR
182 Parisian Beauty School Hackensack, NJ
183 Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute Lowell, MA
184 Empire Beauty School-Somersworth Somersworth, NH
185 Metro Beauty Academy Allentown, PA
186 Exposito School of Hair Design Amarillo, TX
187 Empire Beauty School-North Hills Pittsburgh, PA
188 Diamonds Cosmetology College Sherman, TX
189 Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing Ewing, NJ
190 Paul Mitchell the School Madison Madison, WI
191 Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology Mooresville, NC
192 Paul Mitchell the School Arlington Arlington, TX
193 Boise Barber College Boise, ID
194 Aveda Institute - Phoenix Tempe, AZ
195 Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX
196 Empire Beauty School-Maine Portland, ME
197 College of Hair Design-Downtown Lincoln, NE
198 Paul Mitchell the School Tulsa Tulsa, OK
199 Skin Science Institute Sandy, UT
200 Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
201 Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud, MN
202 Empire Beauty School-Kennesaw Kennesaw, GA
203 The Salon Professional Academy - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
204 J Michael Harrold Beauty Academy Terre Haute, IN
205 Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA
206 Professional’s Choice Hair Design Academy Joliet, IL
207 Protege Academy East Lansing, MI
208 The Professional Hair Design Academy Eau Claire, WI

Personal & Culinary Services by Region

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Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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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.

  • 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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