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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$5,216 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for personal & culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Missouri. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OTC are $5,216 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School St Louis is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of St. Louis, Paul Mitchell the School St Louis is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Paul Mitchell the School Springfield is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri 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 midsize city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Neosho Beauty College

Neosho, MO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Neosho Beauty College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Missouri. Neosho Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Neosho.

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#2

Skin Institute

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 20 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Skin Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Skin Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science 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 city of Jefferson City, Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Summit Salon Academy Kansas City is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Independence, Summit Salon Academy KC is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. TSPA - St Charles is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of St. Charles.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means House of Heavilin Beauty College-Raymore is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Raymore, House of Heavilin Beauty College-Raymore is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Grabber School of Hair Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the 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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#2

City Pointe Beauty Academy

Webb City, MO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at City Pointe Beauty Academy 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 small suburb of Webb City, City Pointe Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate 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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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Out of the 20 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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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#2

Central College of Cosmetology

Saint Robert, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central College of Cosmetology is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central College of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Saint Robert.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Out of the 20 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Salon Professionals landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Hair Design - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Academy of Hair Design - Springfield is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 20 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 school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at New Dimensions School of Hair Design 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 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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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 Undergraduate 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 Schools 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 20 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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