2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,041 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,318 a year.
Saint Paul College also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,722 a year.
WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at Waukesha County Technical College Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,472 per year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Johnson County Community College
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each year.
Madison College also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at Madison Area Technical College Report
With a ranking of #6, Clover Park Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Clover Park Technical College
With a ranking of #7, Wharton County Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,052 in tuition and fees each year.
El Centro College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, El Centro College also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at El Centro College Report
Clarendon College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Clarendon College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarendon.
Clarendon College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,400 in tuition and fees each year.
Mid-State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mid-State are $6,850 a year.
Mid-State also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Amarillo College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Amarillo College
South Plains College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,857 per year.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at South Plains College Report
Gwinnett Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,686 in tuition and fees each year.
Athens Technical College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Athens Technical College
Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.
LATI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Lake Area Technical Institute
Ridgewater College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ridgewater College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.
WITC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,624 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, WITC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $4,416 per year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Arkansas State University - Newport
Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Kansas City Kansas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,244 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Kansas City Kansas Community College
With a ranking of #20, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at San Jacinto Community College Report
Howard College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Big Spring, Howard County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Howard County Junior College are $6,030 a year.
With a ranking of #21, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southeast Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at Southeast Community College Area Report
West Georgia Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Georgia Technical College are $5,522 a year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at West Georgia Technical College
With a ranking of #24, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,562 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal & culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1041 different United States personal & culinary services schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Personal & Culinary Services students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
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Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors for Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 25 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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