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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$6,216 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, personal & culinary services was ranked 4th in Minnesota. In fact, 1,197 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Minnesota 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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal & culinary services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Paul College the best value school in Minnesota for personal & culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Paul College are $6,318 per year.

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#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ridgewater College are $6,114 a year.

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#3

Hastings Beauty School

Hastings, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hastings Beauty School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Hastings Beauty School is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Hastings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Lake Park.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Minnesota. Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of WOODBURY.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Empire Beauty School-Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Minnesota. Empire Beauty School-Bloomington is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Out of the 10 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Academy of Cosmetology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

PCI Academy-Plymouth

Plymouth, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend PCI Academy-Plymouth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Plymouth, PCI Academy-Plymouth is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Model College of Hair Design

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Model College of Hair Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Minnesota. Model College of Hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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#3

Aveda Institute - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Aveda Institute - Minneapolis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal & culinary services schools in Minnesota. Aveda Institute - Minneapolis is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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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
Iowa 953
South Dakota 212
North Dakota 207
Missouri 1,495
Nebraska 571

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 10 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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