2026 Best Value Personal And Culinary Services Master’s Degree Schools
Looking for the best-value Personal And Culinary Services master’s degree programs in the United States? We have ranked 2008 colleges by value — the balance of cost and student outcomes, using our 2026 methodology. The rankings below weigh factors such as tuition, student debt, and post-graduation earnings to surface the strongest return on investment.
To help you make your decision, Course Advisor evaluated schools to compile this 2026 value ranking, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). View our full ranking methodology.
Top 25 Best-Value Personal And Culinary Services Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Learn more about these high-value schools below:
For return on investment, no school beat Boston University this year in the United States. Boston University is a private not-for-profit school based in Boston, MA. In-state tuition and fees average $68,102. Students borrow a median of $25,232 to complete their Personal And Culinary Services program here. Boston University alumni report median earnings of $83,238 a decade after entry. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 11%. Read the full report on Boston University
A rank of #2 makes Capitol School Of Hairstyling And Esthetics one of the best values in the United States. See the full Capitol School Of Hairstyling And Esthetics profile
You'll get strong value at Chattanooga College Medical Dental And Technical Careers, which ranked #3 this year. Read the full report on Chattanooga College Medical Dental And Technical Careers
Cheeks International Academy Of Beauty Culture Fort Collins came in at #4 on this year's best-value Personal And Culinary Services ranking in the United States. More on Cheeks International Academy Of Beauty Culture Fort Collins
Collectiv Academy came in at #5 on this year's best-value Personal And Culinary Services ranking in the United States. Read more about Collectiv Academy
Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus ranked #6 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. Read more about Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus
Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Bayamon came in at #7 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Bayamon
Life University offered strong value this year, earning the #8 position. More on Life University
Miami Dade College offered strong value this year, earning the #9 position. Read the full report on Miami Dade College
Northeast Alabama Community College placed #10 among the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools in the United States. Read more about Northeast Alabama Community College
Paul Mitchell The School Columbus placed #11 among the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools in the United States. See the full Paul Mitchell The School Columbus profile
Ranger College
Ranger College landed the #12 spot for value in the United States this year. Read more about Ranger College
Rivertown School Of Beauty Barber Skin Care And Nails placed #13 among the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools in the United States. Read more about Rivertown School Of Beauty Barber Skin Care And Nails
Robeson Community College came in at #14 in this year's value ranking. Get the full Robeson Community College report
San Diego City College ranked #15 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. Read the full report on San Diego City College
Santa Ana Beauty Academy ranked #16 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. Get the full Santa Ana Beauty Academy report
South Plains College offered strong value this year, earning the #17 position. Read more about South Plains College
St Cloud Technical And Community College came in at #18 in this year's value ranking. See the full St Cloud Technical And Community College profile
The Salon Professional Academy Colorado Springs offered strong value this year, earning the #19 position. Get the full The Salon Professional Academy Colorado Springs report
Tint School Of Makeup And Cosmetology Dallas offered strong value this year, earning the #20 position. Read more about Tint School Of Makeup And Cosmetology Dallas
Antilles School Of Technical Careers ranked #21 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. See the full Antilles School Of Technical Careers profile
Avenue Five Institute South Austin Campus came in at #22 in this year's value ranking. See the full Avenue Five Institute South Austin Campus profile
Dands School Of Cosmetology ranked #23 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. Read more about Dands School Of Cosmetology
Delmarva Beauty Academy came in at #24 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Delmarva Beauty Academy
Jazz Barber And Hairstyling Academy ranked #25 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. Get the full Jazz Barber And Hairstyling Academy report
Rest of the Top 50 Best-Value Personal And Culinary Services Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s value ranking:
Macomb Community College placed #26 among the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools in the United States. See the full Macomb Community College profile
Northeastern Technical College landed the #27 spot for value in the United States this year. More on Northeastern Technical College
Penrose Academy
Penrose Academy came in at #28 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Penrose Academy
Ridgewater College ranked #29 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. More on Ridgewater College
Tricoci University Of Beauty Culture Danville ranked #30 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. See the full Tricoci University Of Beauty Culture Danville profile
Vogue College Of Cosmetology San Antonio Fredericksburg placed #31 among the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools in the United States. Read the full report on Vogue College Of Cosmetology San Antonio Fredericksburg
Empire Beauty School Chenoweth offered strong value this year, earning the #32 position. Get the full Empire Beauty School Chenoweth report
Innovate Salon Academy Brick Township Nj ranked #33 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. See the full Innovate Salon Academy Brick Township Nj profile
Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Metro came in at #34 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Metro
Mississippi University For Women offered strong value this year, earning the #35 position. See the full Mississippi University For Women profile
Montgomery Community College landed the #36 spot for value in the United States this year. Read the full report on Montgomery Community College
Panola College
Panola College landed the #37 spot for value in the United States this year. See the full Panola College profile
Pjs College Of Cosmetology Richmond ranked #38 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. Get the full Pjs College Of Cosmetology Richmond report
Skin Science Institute came in at #39 in this year's value ranking. More on Skin Science Institute
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center came in at #40 in this year's value ranking. Read the full report on Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
Texas College Of Cosmetology Abilene offered strong value this year, earning the #41 position. See the full Texas College Of Cosmetology Abilene profile
Ucas University Of Cosmetology Arts Sciences 03 offered strong value this year, earning the #42 position. Read more about Ucas University Of Cosmetology Arts Sciences 03
Waukesha County Technical College placed #43 among the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools in the United States. More on Waukesha County Technical College
Wayne County Community College District placed #44 among the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools in the United States. Read more about Wayne County Community College District
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College offered strong value this year, earning the #45 position. Read more about Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Academy Of Cosmetology Bozeman ranked #46 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. Read the full report on Academy Of Cosmetology Bozeman
Artistic Academy Of Hair Design offered strong value this year, earning the #47 position. Get the full Artistic Academy Of Hair Design report
Bjs Beauty And Barber College Tacoma ranked #48 on our 2026 list of the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools. Read more about Bjs Beauty And Barber College Tacoma
Burlington County College placed #49 among the best-value Personal And Culinary Services schools in the United States. See the full Burlington County College profile
Career School Of Ny offered strong value this year, earning the #50 position. Read the full report on Career School Of Ny
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Ranking Methodology & Notes
This list is compiled by Course Advisor (DMS_RANKING_2023), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment — drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · Scope: Nation. *Averages shown above reflect the top 2008 ranked schools only.
References
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education (core institutional data).
- College Scorecard — U.S. Department of Education (graduate earnings and outcomes data).
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