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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

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

With 380 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #32 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology to be the best school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aveda Institute - Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Aveda Institute - Chicago is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Cosmetology & Spa Academy

Crystal Lake, IL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cosmetology & Spa Academy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Illinois. Cosmetology & Spa Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Crystal Lake.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Niles School of Cosmetology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Niles School of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niles.

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Out of the 45 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Tricoci Elgin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Elgin.

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Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Libertyville, Tricoci LBV is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The Salon Professional Academy - Shorewood did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Shorewood, TSPA - Shorewood is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Worsham College of Mortuary Science 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 #9 on the list. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheeling.

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Paul Mitchell the School Normal ranked #10 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Paul Mitchell the School Normal is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 103
Michigan 266
Ohio 238
Wisconsin 128

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

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

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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