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2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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

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

In 2020-2021, 118 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa

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

#1

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

Our analysis found Aveda Institute - Des Moines to be the best school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of West Des Moines.

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#2

E Q School of Hair Design

Council Bluffs, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means E Q School of Hair Design is a great place for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. EQ School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Council Bluffs.

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#3

Capri College, Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capri College, Cedar Rapids. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Capri College, Cedar Rapids is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

PCI Academy-Ames

Ames, IA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at PCI Academy-Ames helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, PCI Academy-Ames is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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La James International College-Cedar Falls ranked #6 on this year’s Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. La James International College-Cedar Falls is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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#7

Capri College, Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

With a ranking of #7, Capri College, Dubuque did quite well on this year’s best schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Capri College, Dubuque is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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La James International College-Davenport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. La James International College-Davenport is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Davenport.

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#9

Capri College, Davenport

Davenport, IA

Capri College, Davenport 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. Located in the city of Davenport, Capri College, Davenport is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines 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 #10 on the list. ISB is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Des Moines.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 106
Minnesota 81
South Dakota 2
Missouri 79
Nebraska 66
North Dakota 4

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 19 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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