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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$26,037 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 3,899 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Personal & Culinary Services

Our analysis found Pennsylvania College of Technology to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Penn College are $17,940 a year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Pennsylvania College of Technology Report

Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College landed the # 2 spot on the list. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College undergraduate students pay an average of $23,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Point Park University is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Point Park undergraduate students pay an average of $36,620 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Point Park University Report

Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,643
Maryland 1,280
Delaware 373
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 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.

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