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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

75 Colleges
$5,822 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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.

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

#1

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

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.

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#2

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

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.

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#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

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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#8

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

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.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Western Iowa Tech Community College

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.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Ozarks Technical Community College Report

#11

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

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.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Butler Community College

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.

Rank College Location
12 Mitsu Sato Hair Academy Overland Park, KS
12 Academy of Salon Professionals Sedalia, MO
12 PCI Academy-Plymouth Plymouth, MN
12 Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines Des Moines, IA
12 College of Hair Design-East Campus Lincoln, NE
12 Josef’s School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Fargo, ND
12 Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis, MO
12 Paul Mitchell the School Wichita Wichita, KS
12 Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus WOODBURY, MN
12 La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Mason City, IA
12 Capri College, Davenport Davenport, IA
12 American Hair Academy Mt. Pleasant, IA
12 Academy of Hair Design - Springfield Springfield, MO
12 Paul Mitchell the School Overland Park Overland Park, KS
12 Hays Academy of Hair Design Salina, KS
12 Z Hair Academy Overland Park, KS
12 Joseph’s College Cosmetology Lincoln, NE
12 Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake Spirit Lake, IA
12 New Dimensions School of Hair Design Joplin, MO
12 House of Heavilin Beauty College-Raymore Raymore, MO
12 Summit Salon Academy Kansas City Independence, MO
12 The Salon Professional Academy - St Charles St. Charles, MO
12 City Pointe Beauty Academy Webb City, MO
12 Empire Beauty School-Bloomington Bloomington, MN
12 La James International College-Johnston Johnston, IA
12 The Salon Professional Academy Cedar Falls, IA
12 Skin Institute Saint Louis, MO
12 Paul Mitchell the School St Louis St. Louis, MO
12 E Q School of Hair Design Council Bluffs, IA
12 House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs Blue Springs, MO
12 Xenon International Academy-Omaha Omaha, NE
12 Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park, MN
12 Missouri College of Cosmetology North Springfield, MO
12 La James International College-Davenport Davenport, IA
12 Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO
12 The Hair Academy Bismarck, ND
12 Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics Omaha, NE
12 Capri College, Dubuque Dubuque, IA
12 House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO
12 La James International College-Ft Dodge Fort Dodge, IA
12 Capri College, Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA
12 PCI Academy-Ames Ames, IA
12 The Salon Professional Academy - Fargo Fargo, ND
12 Aveda Institute - Des Moines West Des Moines, IA
12 Eric Fisher Academy Wichita, KS
12 Hastings Beauty School Hastings, MN
12 Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri Springfield, MO
12 Central College of Cosmetology Saint Robert, MO
12 Crave Beauty Academy Wichita, KS
12 Hays Academy of Hair Design Hays, KS
12 Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science Jefferson City, MO
12 Iowa School of Beauty-Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA
12 Wisconsin Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner Group-PMTS Lincoln Lincoln, NE
12 Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester, MN
12 La James International College-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
12 Stewart School Sioux Falls, SD
12 Paul Mitchell the School Springfield Springfield, MO
12 Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud, MN
12 Neosho Beauty College Neosho, MO
12 Aveda Institute - Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
12 Josef’s School of Hair, Skin & Body, Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND
12 Bellus Academy Manhattan, KS
12 College of Hair Design-Downtown Lincoln, NE
12 Black Hills Beauty College Rapid City, SD

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
Kansas 1,296
Minnesota 1,197
Iowa 953
South Dakota 212
North Dakota 207
Missouri 1,495
Nebraska 571

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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