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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$15,306 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,556 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You

With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for personal & culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brookdale Community College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brookdale Community College are $9,698 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brookdale Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#2

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Douglas Education Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Douglas Education Center is a small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Monessen.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Douglas Education Center are $18,350 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IUP are $18,927 a year.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlantic Cape Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Atlantic Cape Community College are $8,340 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. AAMI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at AAMI are $18,292 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Dover.

Delaware Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,808 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Delaware Tech is ranked #5 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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With a ranking of #6, Suffolk County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Suffolk County Community College are $11,740 a year.

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SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal & culinary services programs. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the city of Schenectady.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Schenectady are $10,768 a year.

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Kingsborough Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,132 in tuition and fees each year.

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Niagara County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Niagara County Community College are $11,205 a year.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,643
Maryland 1,280
Delaware 373
Pennsylvania 3,899
New York 6,710
District of Columbia 166

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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