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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges

$10,526 Avg Tuition & Fees*

$26,556 Avg Salary

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

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 1,897 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services

North Shore Community College

Danvers, MA

5 Associate Degrees

#5 in Quality in Massachusetts

$5,352 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Shore Community College are $5,352 a year.

North Shore Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

7 Associate Degrees

#13 in Quality in Massachusetts

$5,280 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their associate degree. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $5,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

29 Associate Degrees

$20,945 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at FINE Mortuary College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Norwood, FINE Mortuary College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FINE Mortuary College are $20,945 per year.

Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire	410
Connecticut	708
Maine	381
Rhode Island	584
Vermont	61

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 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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