2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 4,725 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for personal & 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.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found National Louis University to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NLU are $14,244 a year.
NLU also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at National Louis University
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carl Sandburg College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Galesburg, Carl Sandburg College is a public college with a small student population.
Carl Sandburg College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Carl Sandburg College
Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Joliet Junior College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Joliet Junior College are $12,750 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheeling.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Worsham College of Mortuary Science are $24,800 a year.
Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kennedy-King College are $11,520 per year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 2,161 |
Michigan | 3,211 |
Wisconsin | 1,669 |
Ohio | 3,799 |
Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors for Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 124,611 |
Culinary Arts | 22,075 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 105,741 |
Precision Production | 55,411 |
Construction Trades | 40,802 |
Transportation & Materials Moving | 33,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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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