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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$5,252 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 6,710 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in New York 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.

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. 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.

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

Top 25 Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Personal & Culinary Services

Our 2023 rankings named Kingsborough Community College the best value school in New York for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KCC are $5,252 a year.

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Brittany Beauty Academy

Levittown, NY

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

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

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Out of the 27 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Continental School of Beauty Culture, West Seneca landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Seneca, Continental School of Beauty Culture, West Seneca is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Schenectady. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Schenectady, Paul Mitchell the School Schenectady is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sharp Edgez Barber Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Sharp Edgez Barber Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Aveda Institute - New York is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Aveda Institute - New York is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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

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Out of the 27 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of Culinary Education landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Institute of Culinary Education is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Erie 1 BOCES

West Seneca, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Erie 1 BOCES is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Seneca, Erie 1 BOCES is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in New York. Christine Valmy International School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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

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

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in New York. Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arrojo Cosmetology School is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of New York, NA Enterprises LLC d is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Brittany Beauty Academy

Brooklyn, NY

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

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Career School of NY

Staten Island, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Career School of NY is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Staten Island, Career School of NY is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace International Beauty School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Flushing, Grace International Beauty School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Salon Professional Academy - Tonawanda landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Tonawanda, TSPA - Tonawanda is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in New York. Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Nanuet.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Levittown, Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of white plains, New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

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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
Pennsylvania 3,899
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 27 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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