2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is the #29 most popular major in Texas with 1,155 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Texas 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.
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 Associate Degree Schools in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Centro College are $4,050 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, El Centro College is ranked #2 for overall quality for personal and culinary services in Texas.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Amarillo College are $3,168 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their associate degree. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lee College are $3,882 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lee College also is in the top 15% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Lee College
The excellent associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Texas. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 29 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Lone Star College System landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $4,848 per year.
North Harris Montgomery also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Tarrant County College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tarrant County College also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Tarrant County College District
Grayson College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree personal and culinary services programs. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.
Grayson College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Del Mar College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMC are $4,820 a year.
South Plains College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Plains College are $3,892 a year.
Full Personal & Culinary Services at South Plains College Report
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 132 |
| New Mexico | 76 |
| Oklahoma | 45 |
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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 Majors Related 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 25 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).
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