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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$8,390 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate 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.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for personal & culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Hudson County Community College the best value school in New Jersey for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a moderately-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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Empire Beauty School-Union. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Union, Empire Beauty School-Union is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Total Image Beauty Academy

Union City, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Total Image Beauty Academy. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Union City, Total Image Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of West New York, Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capri Institute of Hair Design, Kenilworth. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Capri Institute of Hair Design, Kenilworth is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kenilworth.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capri Institute of Hair Design, Brick. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Capri Institute of Hair Design, Brick is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Brick.

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#2

Innovate Salon Academy

South Plainfield, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Innovate Salon Academy. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of South Plainfield, Innovate Salon Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Cutting Edge Academy

Succasunna, NJ

Out of the 21 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Cutting Edge Academy landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cutting Edge Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Succasunna.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in New Jersey. Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cherry Hill.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in New Jersey. Christine Valmy International School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Pine Brook.

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Out of the 21 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Capri Institute of Hair Design, Paramus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Capri Institute of Hair Design, Paramus is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Paramus.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend P B Cosmetology Education Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. P B Cosmetology Education Center is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Gloucester.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Capri Institute of Hair Design, Clifton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Clifton, Capri Institute of Hair Design, Clifton is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Jersey Shore landed the # 2 spot on the list. Paul Mitchell the School Jersey Shore is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Brick.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in New Jersey. Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Voorhees.

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#2

Parisian Beauty School

Hackensack, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Parisian Beauty School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Parisian Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackensack.

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#2

Shore Beauty School

Egg Harbor Township, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shore Beauty School. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Egg Harbor Township, Shore Beauty School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Artistic Academy of Hair Design

Morris Plains, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Artistic Academy of Hair Design. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Artistic Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Morris Plains.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in New Jersey. Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Plainfield.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the state of New Jersey seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey award.

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Best 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
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

Majors Similar 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 21 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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