2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You
With 130,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
Today's trade school 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.
The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 907 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for personal and culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.
CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,740 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,352 per year.
The excellent programs at Saint Paul College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the United States. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year.
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The excellent programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.
El Centro College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list.
The excellent programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.
CVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Lee College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $4,302 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per year.
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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.
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Madison Area Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year.
Madison College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list.
Athens Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $5,462 per year.
Mid-State Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-State are $6,351 per year.
With a ranking of #12, Ridgewater College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.
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Gwinnett Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,636 per year.
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Amarillo College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year.
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South Plains College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,276 a year.
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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,960 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WITC also is in the top 20% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools ranking.
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Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASUN are $4,320 a year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #19 on the list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,552 a year.
West Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #20 on the list. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.
West Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,452 in tuition and fees each year.
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Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $6,510 a year.
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Howard College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the town of Big Spring, Howard County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Howard County Junior College are $5,430 a year.
Gateway Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #23 on the list. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 per year.
Gateway Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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San Jacinto Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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Piedmont Technical College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,593 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 907 different United States personal and culinary services schools we analyzed.
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 Schools award.
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
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Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors for Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 107,895 |
| Culinary Arts | 19,784 |
| 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 | 96,307 |
| Precision Production | 52,905 |
| Construction Trades | 35,794 |
| Transportation & Materials Moving | 28,383 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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.
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