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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 149,352 personal & culinary services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 75 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Saint Paul College to be the best value school for personal & culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,318 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Saint Paul College also is in the top 15% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,472 per year.
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Out of the 75 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, LATI also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $6,244 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in tuition and fees each year.
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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal & culinary services programs. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMACC are $10,680 a year.
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Kirkwood 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. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,604 per year.
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Western Iowa Tech 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in tuition and fees each year.
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Butler Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Butler CC are $6,010 a year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Plains States Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region award.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal & culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,296 |
| Minnesota | 1,197 |
| Iowa | 953 |
| South Dakota | 212 |
| North Dakota | 207 |
| Missouri | 1,495 |
| Nebraska | 571 |
Majors Related to 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 75 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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