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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$9,743 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,356 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #32 most popular major in Michigan with 266 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in Michigan 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

#1

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI
$5,494 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Schoolcraft College the best value school in Michigan for personal and culinary services students. Located in the small city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $5,494 per year. After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Schoolcraft College carry an average student debtload of $18,560.

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#2

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI
$5,200 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a year.

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#2

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI
$7,869 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Rapids Community College are $7,869 per year. Personal & Culinary Services majors at Grand Rapids Community College take out an average of $13,157 in student loans while working on their egree.

Grand Rapids Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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$6,432 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,432 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Kalamazoo Valley Community College take out is $14,855.

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#5

Baker College

Owosso, MI
$12,420 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baker College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baker College are $12,420 a year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Baker College take out is $14,347. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $99, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI
$8,544 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMC are $8,544 per year. While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at NMC accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.

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$6,090 Average Tuition & Fees

Macomb Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Macomb Community College are $6,090 a year.

Macomb Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan list.

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$13,206 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Michigan University are $13,206 a year. After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Northern Michigan University carry an average student debtload of $9,625.

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$22,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Roseville, Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) are $22,430 a year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Dorsey College Roseville Campus (Culinary) take out is $13,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $70.

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Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small suburb of Monroe, Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe take out an average of $8,021 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 103
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

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 30 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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