2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools
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.
View our full ranking methodology.
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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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 large suburb of South Jordan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Everett, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hastings Beauty School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the United States. Located in the town of Hastings, Hastings Beauty School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona Culinary Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The Hair Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bismarck, The Hair Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school 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 small private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
O’Briens Aveda Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Williston, O'Briens Aveda Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woburn.
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Gary Manuel Aveda Institute landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. GMAI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the 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 college with a small student population.
Aveda Institute - Denver came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, Aveda Institute - Denver is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #14, Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, TSPA - Fargo is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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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 city of New York.
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With a ranking of #17, The Salon Professional Academy - Onalaska did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Onalaska, TSPA - Onalaska is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Nova Academy of Cosmetology came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.
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With a ranking of #19, J D Academy of Salon and Spa did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
Acaydia School of Aesthetics landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Acaydia School of Aesthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
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The Temple Annapolis - A Paul Mitchell Partner School landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. 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 landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the small city of Frederick, The TEMPLE Frederick is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of WOODBURY, Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Aveda Fredric’s Institute - Indianapolis 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 #25 on the list. Aveda Fredric's Institute - Indianapolis is a fairly 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
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges 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.
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.
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
View the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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).
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