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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$3,257 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,234 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 395 degrees and certificates from a Hawaii school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Hawaii to see which undergraduate 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. 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.

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

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Personal & Culinary Services

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii Maui College the best value school in Hawaii for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. UH Maui College is a small public school located in the small city of Kahului.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH Maui College are $3,284 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UH Maui College is ranked #1 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in Hawaii.

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Out of the 5 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kapiolani CC are $3,284 a year.

Kapiolani CC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Hawaii list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hilo, Hawaii CC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hawaii CC are $3,204 a year.

Hawaii CC also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Institute of Hair Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii list. Hawaii Institute of Hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Honolulu is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Honolulu is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 33
Washington 2,405
Oregon 1,160
California 11,805
Nevada 1,649

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 5 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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