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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,502 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,607 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the personal and culinary services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Personal & Culinary Services

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $5,352 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, North Shore Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for personal and culinary services in Massachusetts.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at North Shore Community College Report

#2

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bristol are $5,208 per year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Bristol Community College Report

#3

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend FINE Mortuary College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. FINE Mortuary College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Norwood.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FINE Mortuary College are $20,945 a year.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at FINE Mortuary College

Best 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

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

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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