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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$4,924 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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

With 79 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #36 most popular major in Missouri.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for personal and culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Missouri. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a large student population.

OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Hair Design - Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Academy of Hair Design - Springfield is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Missouri. Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#2

Neosho Beauty College

Neosho, MO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Neosho Beauty College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Missouri. Neosho Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Neosho.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at New Dimensions School of Hair Design helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Missouri. Located in the small city of Joplin, New Dimensions School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Skin Institute

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Skin Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Skin Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Academy of Salon Professionals helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Missouri. Located in the remote town of Sedalia, Academy of Salon Professionals is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri College of Cosmetology North is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri College of Cosmetology North is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Summit Salon Academy Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Independence, Summit Salon Academy KC 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 Grabber School of Hair Design. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of St. Louis, Grabber School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Blue Springs, House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of St. Louis, Paul Mitchell the School St Louis is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Paul Mitchell the School Springfield is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. TSPA - St Charles is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of St. Charles.

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#2

Central College of Cosmetology

Saint Robert, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central College of Cosmetology is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central College of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Saint Robert.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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#2

City Pointe Beauty Academy

Webb City, MO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at City Pointe Beauty Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Webb City, City Pointe Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, House of Heavilin Beauty College-Raymore landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Raymore, House of Heavilin Beauty College-Raymore is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Jefferson City, Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri award.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 106
Minnesota 81
Iowa 118
South Dakota 2
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 20 schools only.

  • 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.

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