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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$5,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,234 Avg Salary

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

Personal & Culinary Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 2,405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Washington 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Washington. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LWTech are $4,710 a year.

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#3

Paul Mitchell the School Spokane

Spokane Valley, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Spokane is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Spokane is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Spokane Valley.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at BJ’s Beauty & Barber College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. BJ's Beauty & Barber College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fosbre Academy of Hair Design is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Olympia, Fosbre Academy of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Shoreline, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline 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 Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Everett, Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Elite CBS Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Yakima.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Richland helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. Paul Mitchell the School Richland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Richland.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gene Juarez Academy-Federal Way. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Federal Way, Gene Juarez Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Stylemaster College of Hair Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Longview, Stylemaster College of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gary Manuel Aveda Institute is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. GMAI is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

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Out of the 22 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Summit Salon Academy - Tacoma landed the # 3 spot on the list. Summit Salon Academy Tacoma is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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#3

Studio Beauty School

Spokane Valley, WA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Studio Beauty School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Washington. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane Valley, Studio Beauty School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, International Beauty Education Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Airway Heights, International Beauty Education Center is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Gene Juarez Academy-Mountlake Terrace

Mountlake Terrace, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gene Juarez Academy-Mountlake Terrace. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Mountlake Terrace, Gene Juarez Academy 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 Victoria’s Academy of Cosmetology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Kennewick, Victoria's academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend International Air and Hospitality Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington award.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 33
Hawaii 395
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

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 22 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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