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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 3,899 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 75 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Personal & Culinary Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Bella Capelli Academy

Monroeville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Bella Capelli Academy the most popular school in Pennsylvania for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bella Capelli Academy a Paul Mitchell partner school is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Monroeville.

About 97% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 3% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Bella Capelli Academy Report

#2

Jean Madeline Aveda Institute

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jean Madeline Aveda Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Jean Madeline Education Center of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Jean Madeline Aveda Institute

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at The Beauty Institute-Ambler helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in Pennsylvania. The Beauty Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ambler.

About 93% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 7% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at The Beauty Institute-Ambler Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moosic.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley

#5

Metro Beauty Academy

Allentown, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Metro Beauty Academy is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Allentown, Metro Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Metro Beauty Academy Report

With a ranking of #6, Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Harrisburg.

About 98% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 2% are male.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg

Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 7% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia Report

Empire Beauty School-Reading came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Empire Beauty School-Reading is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Reading.

About 98% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 2% are male.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Empire Beauty School-Reading

#9

Barber School of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Barber School of Pittsburgh landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Barber School of Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 25% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Empire Beauty School-Springfield came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Springfield, Empire Beauty School-Springfield is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 91 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Empire Beauty School-Springfield, 2% are male and 98% are female.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Empire Beauty School-Springfield

With a ranking of #11, Great Lakes Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Great Lakes Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Erie.

About 95% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Great Lakes Institute of Technology Report

With a ranking of #11, Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Wyncote, Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 94% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
13 Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
14 Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork Lancaster, PA
15 Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Washington, PA
15 Empire Beauty School-Shamokin Dam Shamokin Dam, PA

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,643
Maryland 1,280
Delaware 373
New York 6,710
District of Columbia 166

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 25 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.

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