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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.
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 college with a medium-sized student population.
Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,052 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, El Centro College is ranked #1 for overall quality for personal & culinary services in the Southwest Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarendon College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Clarendon College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarendon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarendon College are $5,400 per year.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in the Southwest Region . Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
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Out of the 146 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,857 a 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 school with a very large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each 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 very large public school located in the large 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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With a ranking of #9, College of the Mainland did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $3,873 per year.
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Lone Star College System ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 a year.
Vernon 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 #11 on the list. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vernon Regional Junior College are $6,480 per year.
Grayson College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grayson College are $5,692 a year.
Kilgore College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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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With a ranking of #14, Weatherford College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
El Paso Community College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community 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 Paso Community College are $5,314 a year.
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Navarro College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Navarro College is a moderately-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.
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 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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Austin Community College District ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year.
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With a ranking of #19, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service 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 Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service are $13,494 per year.
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Tarrant County 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 #20 on the list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.
Pima Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,614 in tuition and fees each year.
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.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services schools 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
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