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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 1,482 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd 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.
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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Virginia 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECPI University are $18,484 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ECPI University is ranked #2 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in Virginia.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Ai Virginia Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $20,794 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Midlothian landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Midlothian, Empire Beauty School-Midlothian is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Richmond landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Richmond, Empire Beauty School-Richmond is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Virginia School of Hair Design helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Virginia. Virginia School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hampton.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Roanoke.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Staunton School of Cosmetology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Staunton, Staunton School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rudy & Kelly Academy - A Paul Mitchell Partner School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Rudy & Kelly Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Mclean is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of McLean, Paul Mitchell the School Mclean is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Request InformationBest Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 3,501 |
West Virginia | 436 |
Alabama | 996 |
Kentucky | 1,362 |
Georgia | 5,282 |
Tennessee | 2,432 |
Louisiana | 4,310 |
Mississippi | 1,210 |
South Carolina | 1,802 |
Florida | 12,205 |
Arkansas | 1,538 |
Majors Related to 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 14 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.