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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, personal & culinary services students earned 953 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Iowa 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. 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 Iowa
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the best value school in Iowa for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.
DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
DMACC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Kirkwood Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Iowa. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $5,700 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,922 per year.
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Out of the 19 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, La James International College-Davenport landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, La James International College-Davenport is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend E Q School of Hair Design. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Council Bluffs, EQ School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 19 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, La James International College-Ft Dodge landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Fort Dodge, La James International College-Ft Dodge is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out of the 19 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, La James International College-Cedar Falls landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, La James International College-Cedar Falls is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out of the 19 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Capri College, Cedar Rapids landed the # 4 spot on the list. Capri College, Cedar Rapids is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The Salon Professional Academy is a great value for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. TSPA - Cedar Falls is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capri College, Dubuque. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Capri College, Dubuque is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.
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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,296 |
| Minnesota | 1,197 |
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 19 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.