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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

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

Personal & Culinary Services is the #33 most popular major in California with 669 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 89 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc the best school in California for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFIEC is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at J D Academy of Salon and Spa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in California. J D Academy of Salon and Spa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Danville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College Inc. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Santa Rosa, Lytle's Beauty College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Hilltop Beauty School

Daly City, CA

Out of the 89 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Hilltop Beauty School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Daly City, Hilltop Beauty School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in California. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, Paul Mitchell the School Sacramento is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Cinta Aveda Institute

San Francisco, CA

Cinta Aveda Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Cinta Aveda Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Hoss Lee Academy

Roseville, CA

Hoss Lee Academy came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Roseville, Hoss Lee Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Academy for Salon Professionals ranked #8 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Academy for Salon Professionals is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Northridge.

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The Salon Professional Academy - San Jose landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. TSPA - San Jose is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#10

Aveda Institute - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #10, Aveda Institute - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Aveda Institute - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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International College of Cosmetology 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 #11 on the list. International College of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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#12

Paul Mitchell the School East Bay

Pleasant Hill, CA

Paul Mitchell the School East Bay 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 #12 on the list. Paul Mitchell the School East Bay is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Santa Monica 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 #13 on the list. Located in the city of Santa Monica, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Santa Monica is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the state of California that almost earned our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
14 Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy Santa Fe Springs, CA
15 Bellus Academy - Poway Poway, CA
16 Citrus Heights Beauty College Citrus Heights, CA
17 Lu Ross Academy Ventura, CA

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 328
Oregon 94
Hawaii 131
Nevada 61
Alaska 10

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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