2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, personal and culinary services was ranked #31 in the country. In fact 130,328 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 75 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region
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 analysis found Hastings Beauty School to be the best school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Hastings Beauty School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Hastings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Hair Academy. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. The Hair Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bismarck.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. TSPA - Fargo is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Academy of Cosmetology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of WOODBURY.
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With a ranking of #7, Paul Mitchell the School St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Paul Mitchell the School St Louis is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of St. Louis.
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Stewart 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, Stewart School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Mitsu Sato Hair Academy landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, Mitsu Sato Hair Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Aveda Institute - Des Moines came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of West Des Moines, Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Aveda Institute - Minneapolis ranked #11 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Aveda Institute - Minneapolis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
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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 in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Xenon International Academy-Omaha | Omaha, NE |
| 13 | Paul Mitchell the School Overland Park | Overland Park, KS |
| 14 | E Q School of Hair Design | Council Bluffs, IA |
| 15 | PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth, MN |
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 106 |
| Minnesota | 81 |
| Iowa | 118 |
| South Dakota | 2 |
| Missouri | 79 |
| Nebraska | 66 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
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Personal & Culinary Services Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.