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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$19,639 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 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.

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

Check out the personal & culinary services undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#2

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

ECPI University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,484 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 school with a fairly 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Empire Beauty School-Richmond 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 large suburb of Richmond, Empire Beauty School-Richmond is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia School of Hair Design. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Virginia School of Hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hampton.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Virginia. Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Staunton School of Cosmetology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Staunton, Staunton School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rudy & Kelly Academy - A Paul Mitchell Partner School is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Rudy & Kelly Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Mclean. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. 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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Best 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
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

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 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.

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