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

127 Colleges
$17,273 Avg Salary
$10,950 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 130,306 personal and culinary services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

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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 2023 rankings named Academy of Hair Design - Springfield the most popular school in the Plains States Region for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Academy of Hair Design - Springfield is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 144 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Academy of Hair Design - Springfield, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#2

Eric Fisher Academy

Wichita, KS

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Eric Fisher Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal and culinary services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Wichita, Eric Fisher Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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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 small private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 98% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 3% are male.

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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 medium-sized city of Overland Park.

Women make up 96% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of St. Charles, TSPA - St Charles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 96 students majoring in personal and culinary services at TSPA - St Charles, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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#6

Bellus Academy

Manhattan, KS

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

Women make up 97% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Paul Mitchell the School Wichita came in at #7 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 Wichita, Paul Mitchell the School Wichita is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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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 midsize city of Rochester, Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 96% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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

Of the 78 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics, 3% are male and 97% 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 and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, Paul Mitchell the School Overland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 96% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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#11

Crave Beauty Academy

Wichita, KS

Crave Beauty Academy came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Crave Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

Of the 75 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Crave Beauty Academy, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Paul Mitchell the School Springfield landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Paul Mitchell the School Springfield is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Des Moines Area Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

Women make up 59% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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#14

Stewart School

Sioux Falls, SD

Stewart School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Stewart School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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.

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

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With a ranking of #16, Kansas City Kansas Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the city of Kansas City.

About 81% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Paul Mitchell the School St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for personal and culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Paul Mitchell the School St Louis is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Louis.

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

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#18

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

Aveda Institute - Des Moines came in at #18 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 West Des Moines, Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Aveda Institute - Des Moines, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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With a ranking of #19, Xenon International Academy-Omaha did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, Xenon International School of hair Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Xenon International School of hair Design, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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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 and 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 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,784
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,307
Precision Production 52,905
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 28,383

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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