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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$12,324 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,607 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #29 most popular major in New York with 1,214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New York to see which associate degree 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Suffolk County Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Located in the large suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Suffolk County Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the city of Schenectady.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Schenectady are $5,524 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Niagara County Community College are $5,671 a year.

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#4

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Nassau Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,330 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Nassau Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking.

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

Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Kingsborough Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

#6

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, NY

Sullivan County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Sullivan is a small public school located in the rural area of Loch Sheldrake.

SUNY Sullivan undergraduate students pay an average of $6,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. AAMI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AAMI are $18,292 a year.

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#8

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the remote town of Alfred, Alfred State is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alfred State are $8,857 per year.

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#9

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

SUNY Delhi ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Delhi is a small public school located in the town of Delhi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Delhi are $8,640 a year.

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#10

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Erie Community College are $5,722 a year.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 134
Pennsylvania 466
Maryland 97
Delaware 21
District of Columbia 6

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
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 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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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