2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is the #34 most popular major in Massachusetts with 104 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Shore Community College are $5,352 a year.
North Shore Community College also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $5,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FINE Mortuary College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. FINE Mortuary College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Norwood.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FINE Mortuary College are $20,945 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 17 |
| Maine | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 400 |
| Connecticut | 44 |
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Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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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