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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

146 Colleges
$8,571 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,234 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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 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 distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wharton County Junior College are $5,052 a year.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very 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 also took the #1 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#3

Clarendon College

Clarendon, TX

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarendon College are $5,400 a year.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

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 moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year.

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#5

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,857 per year.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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#7

Howard College

Big Spring, TX

Howard College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the 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 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 #8 on the list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. COM is a small public school located in the 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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#10

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

With a ranking of #10, Lone Star College System did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 per year.

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#11

Vernon College

Vernon, TX

Vernon College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.

Vernon Regional Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,480 in tuition and fees each year.

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#12

Grayson College

Denison, TX

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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#13

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

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 fringe town of Kilgore.

Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,256 in tuition and fees each year.

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#14

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

Weatherford College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Weatherford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Weatherford College are $8,610 per year.

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El Paso Community College came in at #15 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 El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,314 in tuition and fees each year.

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#16

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Navarro College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Corsicana.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Navarro College are $6,368 per year.

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#17

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

Culinary Institute Inc landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Culinary Institute LeNotre are $17,279 per year.

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With a ranking of #18, Austin Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service are $13,494 a 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 very 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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#21

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ

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 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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Honorable Mentions

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.

Rank College Location
22 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX
23 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
24 San Antonio College San Antonio, TX
25 The Art Institute of Houston Houston, TX
26 Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX
26 Tri-State Cosmetology Institute El Paso, TX
26 Eves College of Hairstyling Lawton, OK
26 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth Fort Worth, TX
26 Paul Mitchell the School Arlington Arlington, TX
26 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM
26 Academy of Hair Design - Jasper Jasper, TX
26 Academy of Hair Design - Beaumont Beaumont, TX
26 School Removed
26 Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas Grand Prairie, TX
26 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX
26 Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX
26 All Beauty College Bullhead City, AZ
26 Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School Laredo, TX
26 Platt College - Tulsa Tulsa, OK
26 Advanced Barber College and Hair Design Weslaco, TX
26 DuVall’s School of Cosmetology Bedford, TX
26 Studio Academy of Beauty Chandler, AZ
26 Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, TX
26 Central Oklahoma College Oklahoma City, OK
26 Neecee’s Barber College Abilene, TX
26 Enid Beauty College Enid, OK
26 Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville Brownsville, TX
26 Paul Mitchell the School Houston Houston, TX
26 Avenue Five Institute - South Austin Campus Austin, TX
26 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton Denton, TX
26 Central Texas Beauty College, Temple Temple, TX
26 Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX
26 Seguin Beauty School-Seguin Seguin, TX
26 Ponca City Beauty College Ponca City, OK
26 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano Plano, TX
26 Aveda Institute - San Antonio San Antonio, TX
26 UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen Harlingen, TX
26 Alamo City Barber College San Antonio, TX
26 Houston Training Schools-Gessner Houston, TX
26 Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (SW Military Drive) San Antonio, TX
26 Penrose Academy Scottsdale, AZ
26 Seguin Beauty School-New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX
26 School Removed
26 Empire Beauty School-Tucson Tucson, AZ
26 Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK
26 Aveda Institute - Phoenix Tempe, AZ
26 International Beauty College Garland, TX
26 Manuel and Theresa’s School of Hair Design Brenham, TX
26 Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Irving Irving, TX
26 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst Hurst, TX
26 Charles of Italy Beauty College Lake Havasu City, AZ
26 Avalon School of Cosmetology - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
26 Dallas Barber & Stylist College Dallas, TX
26 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford Stafford, TX
26 Champion Beauty College Houston, TX
26 Paul Mitchell the School Austin Austin, TX
26 Texas Barber College Houston, TX
26 Manuel and Theresa’s School of Hair Design-Bryan Bryan, TX
26 Nuvani Institute San Antonio, TX
26 Charles and Sues School of Hair Design Bryan, TX
26 Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City, OK
26 Broken Arrow Beauty College - Tulsa Tulsa, OK
26 TONI&GUY Hairdressing Academy Scottsdale, AZ
26 All Beauty College Lake Havasu City, AZ
26 Empire Beauty School-Avondale Avondale, AZ
26 Houston Training School-Main Campus Houston, TX
26 Southern School of Beauty Inc Durant, OK
26 Southeast Texas Career Institute Silsbee, TX
26 JB’s Hair Design and Barber College Oklahoma City, OK
26 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho Rio Rancho, NM
26 Avalon School of Cosmetology - Mesa Mesa, AZ
26 Academy of Hair Design - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK
26 Nuvani Institute Eagle Pass, TX
26 Diamonds Cosmetology College Sherman, TX
26 Paul Mitchell the School San Antonio San Antonio, TX
26 Aveda Institute - New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
26 Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana Texarkana, TX
26 The Salon Professional Academy - Lewisville Lewisville, TX
26 Empire Beauty School-Chandler Chandler, AZ
26 UCAS University of Cosemtology Arts & Sciences-McAllen McAllen, TX
26 Tucson College of Beauty Tucson, AZ
26 Olympian Academy of Cosmetology Alamogordo, NM
26 Academy of Hair Design - Lufkin Lufkin, TX
26 Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy Amarillo, TX
26 Clary Sage College Tulsa, OK
26 Fort Worth Beauty School Benbrook, TX
26 Northwest Educational Center Houston, TX
26 Southern Texas Careers Academy McAllen, TX
26 Arizona Culinary Institute Scottsdale, AZ
26 Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM
26 Aveda Institute - Tucson Tucson, AZ
26 Baldwin Beauty School - South Austin Austin, TX
26 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio San Antonio, TX
26 UCAS Univeristy of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya La Joya, TX
26 Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City, OK
26 Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg San Antonio, TX
26 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas Dallas, TX
26 Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene Abilene, TX
26 Manuel and Theresa’s School of Hair Design-Victoria Victoria, TX
26 Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo San Angelo, TX
26 Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX
26 School Removed
26 Salon & Spa Institute Brownsville, TX
26 UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences San Antonio, TX
26 Victoria Beauty College Inc Victoria, TX
26 Turning Point Beauty College Casa Grande, AZ
26 Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock Lubbock, TX
26 UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 San Antonio, TX
26 Paul Mitchell the School Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
26 Trend Barber College Houston, TX
26 Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso El Paso, TX
26 Trend Barber College Houston, TX
26 Baldwin Beauty School - North Austin Austin, TX
26 All Beauty College Kingman, AZ
26 Vogue College of Cosmetology San Antonio, TX
26 Cosmetology Career Center LLC Carrollton, TX
26 Exposito School of Hair Design Amarillo, TX
26 Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington Arlington, TX
26 Paul Mitchell the School Tulsa Tulsa, OK
26 Mission Beauty Institute Mission, TX
26 Arizona Academy of Beauty - East Tucson, AZ
26 Paul Mitchell the School Webster Webster, TX
26 School Removed
26 Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military San Antonio, TX
26 Shawnee Beauty College Shawnee, OK

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,080
Texas 12,596
New Mexico 1,065
Oklahoma 1,910

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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