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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 98 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 25 Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named Laurel Business Institute the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small suburb of Uniontown, LBI is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LBI are $11,470 a year.
LBI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Washington, Penn Commercial is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Penn Commercial are $12,116 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the city of Dover.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delaware Tech are $11,808 a year.
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Out of the 98 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laurel Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. LTI - Meadville is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of MEADVILLE.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTI - Meadville are $11,470 per year.
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Out of the 98 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laurel Technical Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. LTI Sharon is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Hermitage.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTI Sharon are $11,470 per year.
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Douglas Education Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Douglas Education Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Monessen.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Douglas Education Center are $18,350 a year.
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Kingsborough Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. KCC is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KCC are $8,132 a year.
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Pittsburgh Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,974 per year.
Community College of Philadelphia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 per year.
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Hudson County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCCC are $11,798 a year.
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Continental School of Beauty Culture, West Seneca did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Continental School of Beauty Culture, West Seneca is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Seneca.
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Aesthetic Science Institute landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Latham, Aesthetic Science Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Voorhees.
Shore Beauty School ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Egg Harbor Township, Shore Beauty School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #11, Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Christine Valmy International School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pine Brook.
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Empire Beauty School-Lancaster is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.
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Butler Beauty Academy came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Butler Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Butler.
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Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Artistic Academy of Hair Design landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Artistic Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Morris Plains.
Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cherry Hill.
With a ranking of #11, Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Moosic, Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Cortiva Institute-Baltimore ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cortiva Institute-Baltimore is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Linthicum.
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New York Institute of Beauty landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Islandia, New York Institute of Beauty is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Jean Madeline Aveda Institute came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Jean Madeline Education Center of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Cutting Edge Academy landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate personal & culinary services programs. Cutting Edge Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Succasunna.
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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services schools 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 Related Majors for Personal & Culinary Services
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
| 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 98 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.
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