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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
With 149,352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, personal & culinary services is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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 in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 146 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wharton County Junior College the best value school in the Southwest Region 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $5,052 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year.
El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarendon College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Clarendon College is a small public school located in the remote area of Clarendon.
Clarendon College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,400 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 146 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at South Plains College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,857 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Howard College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Big Spring, Howard County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
Howard County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,030 in tuition and fees each year.
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Houston Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.
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College of the Mainland ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at COM are $3,873 a year.
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Lone Star College System came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,456 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #11, Vernon College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Vernon Regional Junior College are $6,480 a year.
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Grayson College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $5,692 per year.
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Kilgore 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 #13 on the list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kilgore College are $5,256 per year.
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Weatherford College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Weatherford.
Weatherford College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,610 in tuition and fees each year.
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El Paso Community 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 #15 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Paso Community College are $5,314 a year.
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With a ranking of #16, Navarro College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Navarro College are $6,368 per year.
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Culinary Institute Inc came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Culinary Institute LeNotre are $17,279 a year.
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Austin Community College District 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 large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.
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Dallas Institute of Funeral Service came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service undergraduate students pay an average of $13,494 in tuition and fees each year.
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Tarrant County College District ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #21, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pima County Community College District are $7,614 a year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Southwest Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,080 |
| Texas | 12,596 |
| New Mexico | 1,065 |
| Oklahoma | 1,910 |
Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors for Personal & Culinary Services
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 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).
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