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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

14 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 #30 most popular major in Virginia with 301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs 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 Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Paul Mitchell the School Mclean the best school in Virginia for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Mclean is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of McLean.

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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woodbridge.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Virginia School of Hair Design helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Hampton, Virginia School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rudy & Kelly Academy - A Paul Mitchell Partner School is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rudy & Kelly Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#6

Luckes Beauty Academy

Newport News, VA

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

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With a ranking of #7, Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Sylvain Melloul Int'l Hair Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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Empire Beauty School-Midlothian landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Empire Beauty School-Midlothian is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Midlothian.

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Staunton School of Cosmetology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Staunton School of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Staunton.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 668
West Virginia 33
South Carolina 92
Florida 371
Arkansas 79
Mississippi 149
Tennessee 77
Louisiana 143
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Georgia 327

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 14 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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