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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 130,328 people earned a degree or certificate in personal and culinary services, making the major the #31 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 1,041 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the personal and culinary services undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Personal & Culinary Services

#1

Medspa Academies

South Jordan, UT

Our analysis found Medspa Academies to be the best school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of South Jordan, National Institute of Medical Aesthetics is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paroba College of Cosmetology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Everett, Paroba College of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Everett.

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#4

Hastings Beauty School

Hastings, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hastings Beauty School is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hastings Beauty School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Hastings.

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#5

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Culinary Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Arizona Culinary Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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#6

The Hair Academy

Bismarck, ND

With a ranking of #6, The Hair Academy did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. The Hair Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bismarck.

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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder ranked #7 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Escoffier - Boulder is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFIEC is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

O'Briens Aveda Institute

Williston, VT

With a ranking of #9, O’Briens Aveda Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. O'Briens Aveda Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Williston.

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Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics ranked #10 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Woburn, Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Gary Manuel Aveda Institute ranked #11 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, GMAI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Aveda Institute - Denver landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Aveda Institute - Denver is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Omaha, Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo ranked #15 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. TSPA - Fargo is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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#16

Arrojo Cosmetology School

New York, NY

Arrojo Cosmetology School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NA Enterprises LLC d is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #17, The Salon Professional Academy - Onalaska did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. TSPA - Onalaska is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Onalaska.

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#18

Nova Academy of Cosmetology

Rochester, MN

Nova Academy of Cosmetology ranked #18 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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J D Academy of Salon and Spa landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. J D Academy of Salon and Spa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Danville.

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Acaydia School of Aesthetics came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, Acaydia School of Aesthetics is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The Temple Annapolis - A Paul Mitchell Partner School came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Annapolis, The TEMPLE Annapolis is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #22, The Temple - A Paul Mitchell Partner School did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. The TEMPLE Frederick is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

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With a ranking of #23, Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of WOODBURY.

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The Institute of Beauty and Wellness came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Aveda Fredric’s Institute - Indianapolis came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Aveda Fredric's Institute - Indianapolis is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#28

Image Maker Beauty Institute

Hendersonville, TN
#29

Stewart School

Sioux Falls, SD
#30

Mitsu Sato Hair Academy

Overland Park, KS
#32

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA
#37

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN
#49

Gene Juarez Academy-Mountlake Terrace

Mountlake Terrace, WA

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1041 different United States personal and culinary services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 E Q School of Hair Design Council Bluffs, IA
52 Continental Academie of Hair Design, Hudson Hudson, NH
53 PCI Academy-Plymouth Plymouth, MN
54 Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Irving Irving, TX
55 Aveda Institute - Portland Portland, OR
56 Capri College, Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA
57 Hilltop Beauty School Daly City, CA
58 Fosbre Academy of Hair Design Olympia, WA
59 Penrose Academy Scottsdale, AZ
60 Skin Institute Saint Louis, MO
61 Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX
62 The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles St. Charles, MO
63 Wisconsin Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner Group-PMTS Lincoln Lincoln, NE
64 Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento Sacramento, CA
65 Cinta Aveda Institute San Francisco, CA
66 Paul Mitchell the School Denver Lakewood, CO
67 Aveda Institute - New York New York, NY
68 Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus Austin, TX
69 Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Westbrook, ME
70 PCI Academy-Ames Ames, IA
71 Josef’s School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Fargo, ND
72 Mandalyn Academy American Fork, UT
73 International Academy of Style Reno, NV
74 Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Shelton, CT
75 Black Hills Beauty College Rapid City, SD
76 Paul Mitchell the School Grand Rapids Kentwood, MI
77 Hoss Lee Academy Roseville, CA
78 Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake, IL
79 Academy for Salon Professionals Northridge, CA
80 Studio Academy of Beauty Chandler, AZ
81 Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA
82 The Barber School Midvale, UT
83 Gene Juarez Academy-Federal Way Federal Way, WA
84 Eric Fisher Academy Wichita, KS
85 Aveda Institute - Tucson Tucson, AZ
86 Josef’s School of Hair, Skin & Body, Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND
87 Elaine Sterling Institute Sandy Springs, GA
88 Bella Capelli Academy Monroeville, PA
89 Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
90 Z Hair Academy Overland Park, KS
91 Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Provo Provo, UT
92 Collectiv Academy Midvale, UT
93 Empire Beauty School-Hooksett Hooksett, NH
94 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano Plano, TX
95 Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA
96 Aveda Institute Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
97 Paul Mitchell the School Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
98 Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan West Jordan, UT
99 Paul Mitchell the School Milwaukee Pawaukee, WI
100 Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology-Seattle Seattle, WA
101 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Indiana, PA
102 Niles School of Cosmetology Niles, IL
103 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
104 The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology Downers Grove, IL
105 Summit Salon Academy - Tampa Tampa, FL
106 Aveda Institute - Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
107 The Salon Professional Academy - San Jose San Jose, CA
108 Aveda Institute - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
109 Elevate Salon Institute - Westminster Westminster, CO
110 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin Elgin, IL
111 Paul Mitchell the School Mclean McLean, VA
112 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville Libertyville, IL
113 Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science Jefferson City, MO
114 Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics - A Paul Mitchell Partner School Bedford, NH
115 The Salon Professional Academy - Nashville Nashville, TN
116 Innovate Salon Academy South Plainfield, NJ
117 The Beauty Institute West Palm Beach, FL
118 Aveda Institute - Boise Boise, ID
119 John A Gupton College Nashville, TN
120 Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO
121 Ricci’s Academy of Cosmetology Newtown, CT
122 EINE Inc Tewksbury, MA
123 The Salon Professional Academy - Shorewood Shorewood, IL
124 Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL
125 The Salon Professional Academy - Lewisville Lewisville, TX
126 International College of Cosmetology Oakland, CA
127 Capilo School of Hair Design Augusta, ME
128 Phagans School of Hair Design Happy Valley, OR
129 Paul Mitchell the School Salt Lake City Holladay, UT
130 Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA
131 The Salon Professional Academy - Evansville Evansville, IN
132 Salon Institute-Toledo Campus Toledo, OH
133 Paul Mitchell the School Normal Normal, IL
134 Gould’S-Academy Bartlett, TN
135 Cozmo Beauty School Bonita Springs, FL
136 Empire Beauty School-Michigan Grand Rapids, MI
137 Aveda Institute - Columbus Columbus, OH
138 Empire Beauty School-Boston Boston, MA
139 Paul Mitchell the School Richland Richland, WA
140 Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY
141 Twin City Beauty College Saint Joseph, MI
142 Paul Mitchell the School Spokane Spokane Valley, WA
143 Aveda Institute - Tallahassee Tallahassee, FL
144 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
145 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston Cranston, RI
146 Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke Roanoke, VA
147 Victoria’s Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick, WA
148 Hair Professionals Career College Sycamore, IL
149 Virginia School of Hair Design Hampton, VA
150 Paul Mitchell the School Esani Roswell, GA
151 Empire Beauty School-Laconia Laconia, NH
152 G Skin & Beauty Institute West Dundee, IL
153 Elevate Salon Institute - Durham Durham, NC
154 Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath Heath, OH
155 Cameo College of Essential Beauty Murray, UT
156 Summit Salon Academy - Portland Tigard, OR

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
157 Rudae’s School of Beauty Culture-Ft Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
158 La James International College-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
159 Paul Mitchell the School Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
160 Paul Mitchell the School Honolulu Honolulu, HI
161 Empire Beauty School-Avondale Avondale, AZ
162 Cutting Edge Academy Succasunna, NJ
163 Capri College, Dubuque Dubuque, IA
164 Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers Nanuet, NY
165 Douglas J Aveda Institute East Lansing, MI
166 Paul Mitchell the School Logan Logan, UT
167 Paul Mitchell the School Webster Webster, TX
168 Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville, NC
169 The Salon Professional Academy - Tonawanda Tonawanda, NY
170 Aesthetic Science Institute Latham, NY
171 New Dimensions School of Hair Design Joplin, MO
172 Gould’s Academy Memphis, TN
173 Empire Beauty School-Green Bay Ashwaubenon, WI
174 Paul Mitchell the School Wichita Wichita, KS
175 Mitchell’s Academy - Raleigh Raleigh, NC
176 Monmouth County Vocational School District Freehold, NJ
177 Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology Branford, CT
178 Empire Beauty School-Lebanon Lebanon, PA
179 Academy of Hair Design - Springfield Springfield, MO
180 Paul Mitchell the School Chicago Chicago, IL
181 Imagine-Paul Mitchell Partner School North Little Rock, AR
182 Parisian Beauty School Hackensack, NJ
183 Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute Lowell, MA
184 Empire Beauty School-Somersworth Somersworth, NH
185 Metro Beauty Academy Allentown, PA
186 Exposito School of Hair Design Amarillo, TX
187 Empire Beauty School-North Hills Pittsburgh, PA
188 Diamonds Cosmetology College Sherman, TX
189 Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing Ewing, NJ
190 Paul Mitchell the School Madison Madison, WI
191 Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology Mooresville, NC
192 Paul Mitchell the School Arlington Arlington, TX
193 Boise Barber College Boise, ID
194 Aveda Institute - Phoenix Tempe, AZ
195 Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX
196 Empire Beauty School-Maine Portland, ME
197 College of Hair Design-Downtown Lincoln, NE
198 Paul Mitchell the School Tulsa Tulsa, OK
199 Skin Science Institute Salt Lake City, UT
200 Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
201 Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud, MN
202 Empire Beauty School-Kennesaw Kennesaw, GA
203 The Salon Professional Academy - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
204 J Michael Harrold Beauty Academy Terre Haute, IN
205 Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA
206 Professional’s Choice Hair Design Academy Joliet, IL
207 Protege Academy East Lansing, MI
208 The Professional Hair Design Academy Eau Claire, WI

Personal & Culinary Services by Region

View the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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