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

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

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

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 1,482 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Virginia to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Rudy & Kelly Academy - A Paul Mitchell Partner School the most popular school in Virginia for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Rudy & Kelly Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Rudy & Kelly Academy, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Mclean landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of McLean, Paul Mitchell the School Mclean 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Woodbridge, Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke.

Of the 47 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy is a great place for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Sylvain Melloul Int'l Hair Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Sylvain Melloul Int'l Hair Academy, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Virginia School of Hair Design landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Virginia School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

Of the 37 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Virginia School of Hair Design, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

About 94% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Empire Beauty School-Richmond landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Empire Beauty School-Richmond is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Empire Beauty School-Midlothian landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Midlothian, Empire Beauty School-Midlothian is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 92% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,501
West Virginia 436
Alabama 996
Kentucky 1,362
Georgia 5,282
Tennessee 2,432
Louisiana 4,310
Mississippi 1,210
South Carolina 1,802
Florida 12,205
Arkansas 1,538

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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