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

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 analysis found Bella Capelli Academy to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Bella Capelli Academy a Paul Mitchell partner school is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Monroeville.

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

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#2

Jean Madeline Aveda Institute

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Jean Madeline Aveda Institute is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Jean Madeline Education Center of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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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 suburb of Ambler.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moosic.

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#5

Metro Beauty Academy

Allentown, PA

Out of the 75 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Metro Beauty Academy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Allentown, Metro Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg is a fairly 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.

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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 school with a small student population.

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

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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.

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#9

Barber School of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Barber School of Pittsburgh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. 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 college 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.

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Great Lakes Institute of Technology ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. 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.

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Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large 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.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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