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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$7,958 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 1,200 degrees and certificates from an Idaho school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Idaho 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.

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

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

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Personal & Culinary Services

#1

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Our analysis found Idaho State University to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Idaho. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ISU are $7,958 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ISU is ranked #2 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in Idaho.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Milan Institute-Nampa is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Boise, Milan Institute-Nampa is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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The excellent basic certificate programs at The Salon Professional Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Idaho. Located in the suburb of Nampa, TSPA - Nampa is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Aveda Institute - Boise landed the # 2 spot on the list. Aveda Institute - Boise is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aveda Institute - Twin Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho list. Aveda Institute - Twin Falls is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Twin Falls.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Boise. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho list. Located in the city of Boise, Paul Mitchell the School Boise 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 Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho list. Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Boise.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 82
Colorado 4,642
Utah 3,047
Montana 205

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 8 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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