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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$6,483 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,331 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

With 94 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #32 most popular major in Oregon.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Oregon to see which 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 Schools in Oregon

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

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

$6,483 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Oregon Community College the best value school in Oregon for personal and culinary services students. SWOCC is a small public school located in the town of Coos Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWOCC are $6,483 a year.

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The excellent programs at Phagans School of Beauty helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Oregon. Phagans School of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Phagans School of Beauty accumulate an average of around $12,465 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest College School of Beauty - Clackamas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Oregon list. NWC Clackamas is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Happy Valley.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from NWC Clackamas take out $12,733 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $60, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwest College School of Beauty - Tualatin is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Tualatin, NWC Tualatin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at NWC Tualatin accumulate an average of around $12,733 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $60, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Phagans School of Hair Design

Happy Valley, OR

The excellent programs at Phagans School of Hair Design helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Oregon. Phagans School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Happy Valley.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Phagans School of Hair Design take out is $11,201.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Oregon list. Located in the small city of Bend, Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College take out an average of $9,836 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Phagans Beauty College

Corvallis, OR

The excellent programs at Phagans Beauty College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Oregon. Phagans Beauty College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Corvallis.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Phagans Beauty College take out $13,834 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 14 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Beau Monde Academy of Cosmetology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Beau Monde Academy of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Beau Monde Academy of Cosmetology take out $10,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Northwest College School of Beauty - Beaverton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Oregon. NWC Beaverton is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Beaverton.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at NWC Beaverton take out is $12,733. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $60, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Northwest College School of Beauty - Medford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Oregon. Located in the small city of Medford, NWC Medford is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from NWC Medford take out $12,733 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $60, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 14 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Summit Salon Academy - Portland landed the # 2 spot on the list. Summit Salon Academy Portland is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tigard.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Summit Salon Academy Portland take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Oregon list. Located in the small city of Grants Pass, Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty carry an average student debtload of $8,412.

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The excellent programs at Northwest College School of Beauty - Eugene helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Oregon. NWC Eugene is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Springfield.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at NWC Eugene take out is $12,733. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $60, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Northwest College School of Beauty - Hillsboro helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Oregon. Located in the medium-sized city of Hillsboro, NWC Hillsboro is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from NWC Hillsboro take out $12,733 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $60, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Oregon award.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 669
Washington 328
Hawaii 131
Nevada 61
Alaska 10

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 14 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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