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Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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

In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

The Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 127 schools in the Plains States Region 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 analysis found Academy of Hair Design - Springfield to be the most popular school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Academy of Hair Design - Springfield is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Women make up 44% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#2

Eric Fisher Academy

Wichita, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eric Fisher Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, Eric Fisher Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 99% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 1% are male.

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#3

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 127 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aveda Institute - Minneapolis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Aveda Institute - Minneapolis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 93% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#4

Z Hair Academy

Overland Park, KS

Out of the 127 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Z Hair Academy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Z Hair Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Overland Park.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal & culinary services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of St. Charles, TSPA - St Charles is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in personal & culinary services at TSPA - St Charles, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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#6

Bellus Academy

Manhattan, KS

Bellus Academy ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellus Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 119 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Bellus Academy, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Paul Mitchell the School Wichita ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, Paul Mitchell the School Wichita is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Nova Academy of Cosmetology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Rochester, Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Paul Mitchell the School Overland Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Overland Park, Paul Mitchell the School Overland Park is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 4% are male.

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#11

Crave Beauty Academy

Wichita, KS

With a ranking of #11, Crave Beauty Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Crave Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Wichita.

Women make up 98% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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Paul Mitchell the School Springfield 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 #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Paul Mitchell the School Springfield is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

About 67% of the students majoring in personal & culinary services at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#14

Stewart School

Sioux Falls, SD

With a ranking of #14, Stewart School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Stewart School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Stewart School, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#15

Summit Salon Academy Kansas City

Independence, MO

Summit Salon Academy Kansas City came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Summit Salon Academy KC is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Independence.

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Kansas City Kansas Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City.

Of the 38 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Paul Mitchell the School St Louis came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Paul Mitchell the School St Louis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Louis.

Women make up 93% of the personal & culinary services majors at the school.

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#18

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

With a ranking of #18, Aveda Institute - Des Moines did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of West Des Moines, Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in personal & culinary services at Aveda Institute - Des Moines, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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With a ranking of #19, Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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Xenon International Academy-Omaha 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 #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Xenon International School of hair Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 90% 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 the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
21 Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud, MN
21 Joseph’s College Cosmetology Lincoln, NE
23 Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis, MO
23 Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
25 Mitsu Sato Hair Academy Overland Park, KS
25 Skin Institute Saint Louis, MO
25 Old Town Barber College - Wichita Wichita, KS

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,296
Minnesota 1,197
Iowa 953
South Dakota 212
North Dakota 207
Missouri 1,495
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

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

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 27 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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