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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$5,130 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate 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.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Missouri to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for personal & culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

Check out the personal & culinary services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Saint Louis Community College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Missouri. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Bridgeton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $5,130 per year.

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#2

City Pointe Beauty Academy

Webb City, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Pointe Beauty Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small suburb of Webb City, City Pointe Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Blue Springs, House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Academy of Salon Professionals is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Sedalia, Academy of Salon Professionals is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Paul Mitchell the School Springfield is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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Out of the 14 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri College of Cosmetology North landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri College of Cosmetology North is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Academy of Hair Design - Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Academy of Hair Design - Springfield is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Missouri. House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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#2

Neosho Beauty College

Neosho, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neosho Beauty College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Neosho Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Neosho.

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#2

Central College of Cosmetology

Saint Robert, MO

Out of the 14 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Central College of Cosmetology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central College of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Saint Robert.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Summit Salon Academy Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Independence, Summit Salon Academy KC is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Jefferson City, Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Dimensions School of Hair Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grabber School of Hair Design. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of St. Louis, Grabber School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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 Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri award.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 14 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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