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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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

With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 146 schools in the Southwest Region 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 Southwest Region

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

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

Our analysis found Arizona Culinary Institute to be the best school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Paul Mitchell the School Austin is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Irving helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal & culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Irving, Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Irving is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Penrose Academy

Scottsdale, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Penrose Academy is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Penrose Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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#5

Avenue Five Institute

Austin, TX

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

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Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Austin, Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Studio Academy of Beauty

Chandler, AZ

Studio Academy of Beauty ranked #7 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Studio Academy of Beauty is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chandler.

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Aveda Institute - Tucson came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Aveda Institute - Tucson is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tucson.

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Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Plano, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The Salon Professional Academy - Lewisville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. TSPA - Lewisville is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lewisville.

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Empire Beauty School-Avondale came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Avondale, Empire Beauty School-Avondale is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Paul Mitchell the School Webster landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Webster, Paul Mitchell the School Webster is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Exposito School of Hair Design came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Exposito School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

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Diamonds Cosmetology College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Diamonds Cosmetology College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Sherman.

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Paul Mitchell the School Arlington ranked #15 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, Paul Mitchell the School Arlington is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Aveda Institute - Phoenix landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Aveda Institute - Phoenix is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #17, Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Paul Mitchell the School Tulsa landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Tulsa, Paul Mitchell the School Tulsa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Charles and Sues School of Hair Design ranked #19 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Bryan, Charles and Sues School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#20

Aveda Institute - San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Aveda Institute - San Antonio 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. Aveda Institute - San Antonio is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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#21

Metro Technology Centers

Oklahoma City, OK

With a ranking of #21, Metro Technology Centers 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 Oklahoma City, Metro Technology Centers is a public college with a small student population.

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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 in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
22 Paul Mitchell the School Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
23 Baldwin Beauty School - South Austin Austin, TX
24 Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, TX
25 Empire Beauty School-Tucson Tucson, AZ
26 Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo San Angelo, TX
27 Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene Abilene, TX
28 Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School Laredo, TX
29 TONI&GUY Hairdressing Academy Scottsdale, AZ

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,080
Texas 12,596
New Mexico 1,065
Oklahoma 1,910

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).
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