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 2020-2021, 130,306 personal and 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. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for personal and 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the personal and culinary services undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Saint Paul College to be the best value school for personal and 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 college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Saint Paul College 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.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Johnson County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the Plains States Region . JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Overland Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,352 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LATI also is in the top 15% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ridgewater College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 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 midsize city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $6,510 per year.
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Southeast Community College Area landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.
DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 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 and culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college 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 $4,826 a year.
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Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. OTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OTC are $6,028 a year.
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Butler Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Butler CC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,976 in tuition and fees each year.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 1,296 |
Minnesota | 1,197 |
Iowa | 953 |
South Dakota | 212 |
North Dakota | 207 |
Missouri | 1,495 |
Nebraska | 571 |
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Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 107,895 |
Culinary Arts | 19,784 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,354 |
Casino Operations and Services | 192 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 81 |
Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 96,307 |
Precision Production | 52,905 |
Construction Trades | 35,794 |
Transportation & Materials Moving | 28,383 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
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