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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,839 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #33 most popular major in Maryland with 97 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland

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

Our 2023 rankings named Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie the best value school in Maryland for personal and culinary services students. Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glen Burnie.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie carry an average student debtload of $13,583. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $74.

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Our 2023 rankings named Baltimore Studio of Hair Design the best value school in Maryland for personal and culinary services students. Baltimore Studio of Hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Baltimore Studio of Hair Design take out $10,446 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Our 2023 rankings named Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel the best value school in Maryland for personal and culinary services students. Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel take out an average of $15,821 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Montgomery Beauty School

Silver Spring, MD

Our analysis found Montgomery Beauty School to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Montgomery Beauty School is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Silver Spring.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Montgomery Beauty School accumulate an average of around $10,283 in student debt.

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Our analysis found Cortiva Institute-Baltimore to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Cortiva Institute-Baltimore is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Linthicum.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Cortiva Institute-Baltimore take out $6,967 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Delmarva Beauty Academy

Salisbury, MD

Our analysis found Delmarva Beauty Academy to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Delmarva Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Salisbury.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Delmarva Beauty Academy take out $14,633 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Our 2023 rankings named Aveda Institute - Maryland the best value school in Maryland for personal and culinary services students. Aveda Institute - Maryland is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Bel Air.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Aveda Institute - Maryland carry an average student debtload of $11,430.

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Our analysis found Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Maryland Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Maryland Beauty Academy accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.

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Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton

New Carrollton, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton the best value school in Maryland for personal and culinary services students. Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Carrollton.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Award Beauty School

Hagerstown, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Award Beauty School the best value school in Maryland for personal and culinary services students. Award Beauty School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Hagerstown.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Award Beauty School accumulate an average of around $13,000 in student debt.

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Our analysis found The Temple - A Paul Mitchell Partner School to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the city of Frederick, The TEMPLE Frederick is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at The TEMPLE Frederick take out is $13,401. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $102.

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Our analysis found The Temple Annapolis - A Paul Mitchell Partner School to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. The TEMPLE Annapolis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Annapolis.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at The TEMPLE Annapolis take out an average of $13,401 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $102.

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Our analysis found Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Owings Mills.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills take out is $13,583. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $74.

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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 Maryland award.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 134
Pennsylvania 466
New York 1,214
Delaware 21
District of Columbia 6

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 13 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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