2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is the #31 most popular major in the country with 130,328 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 123 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs 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 the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Arrojo Cosmetology School the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. NA Enterprises LLC d is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Temple Annapolis - A Paul Mitchell Partner School. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The TEMPLE Annapolis is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Annapolis.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at The Temple - A Paul Mitchell Partner School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Frederick, The TEMPLE Frederick is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New York Institute of Beauty is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Islandia, New York Institute of Beauty 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 Aveda Institute - New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Aveda Institute - New York is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Bella Capelli Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Monroeville, Bella Capelli Academy a Paul Mitchell partner school is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. PIMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.
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With a ranking of #9, Innovate Salon Academy 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 South Plainfield, Innovate Salon Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Culinary Institute of America came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hyde Park.
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Cutting Edge Academy ranked #11 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cutting Edge Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Succasunna.
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With a ranking of #12, Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Nanuet, Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #13, The Salon Professional Academy - Tonawanda did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. TSPA - Tonawanda is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Tonawanda.
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With a ranking of #14, Aesthetic Science Institute 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 Latham, Aesthetic Science Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Monmouth County Vocational School District 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 #15 on the list. MCVSD is a small public school located in the suburb of Freehold.
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Empire Beauty School-Lebanon ranked #16 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Empire Beauty School-Lebanon is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lebanon.
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Parisian Beauty School ranked #17 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Parisian Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackensack.
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Metro Beauty Academy landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Metro Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Allentown.
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Here are some additional great schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Empire Beauty School-North Hills | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 20 | Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing | Ewing, NJ |
| 21 | Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA |
| 22 | Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA |
| 23 | Delmarva Beauty Academy | Salisbury, MD |
| 24 | Capri Institute of Hair Design, Paramus | Paramus, NJ |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 134 |
| Pennsylvania | 466 |
| New York | 1,214 |
| Maryland | 97 |
| Delaware | 21 |
| District of Columbia | 6 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
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).
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