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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Indiana

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$9,349 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,640 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #35 most popular major in Indiana with 103 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.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for personal and culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN
$4,637 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,637 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Indiana list.

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#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
$6,449 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 26 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a large student population.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,449 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Vincennes University accumulate an average of around $19,332 in student debt.

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$16,960 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mid-America College of Funeral Service is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Jeffersonville, Mid-America College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Mid-America College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Mid-America College take out is $22,138.

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The excellent programs at Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Indiana. Tricoci INE is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Indianapolis.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Tricoci INE take out is $12,326. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $103, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at J Michael Harrold Beauty Academy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Harrold Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Harrold Beauty Academy take out $9,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Paul Mitchell the School Indianapolis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Indiana. Paul Mitchell the School Indianapolis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Paul Mitchell the School Indianapolis take out an average of $9,833 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $101.

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#4

Ravenscroft Beauty College

Fort Wayne, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ravenscroft Beauty College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Indiana list. Ravenscroft Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Ravenscroft Beauty College accumulate an average of around $12,361 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Salon Professional Academy - Evansville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Indiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Evansville, TSPA - Evansville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at TSPA - Evansville take out an average of $9,833 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Merrillville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Indiana list. Paul Mitchell the School Merrillville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Merrillville.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Paul Mitchell the School Merrillville carry an average student debtload of $9,833.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tricoci University of Beauty Cuture LLC-Bloomington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Indiana list. Tricoci Bloomington is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Tricoci Bloomington take out $11,923 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 266
Ohio 238
Illinois 380
Wisconsin 128

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 26 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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