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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, personal & culinary services was ranked 2nd in New Jersey. In fact, 2,643 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey 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.
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.
Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found Atlantic Cape Community College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Atlantic Cape Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCCC are $8,390 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastwick College - Hackensack. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Hackensack, Eastwick College - Hackensack is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastwick College - Hackensack are $17,424 per year.
Request InformationBest Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Maryland | 1,280 |
Delaware | 373 |
Pennsylvania | 3,899 |
New York | 6,710 |
District of Columbia | 166 |
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 |
Majors Similar 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 3 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.