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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$12,324 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,313 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #29 most popular major in New York with 1,214 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 New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in New York 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 New York

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

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

$6,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Suffolk County Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Suffolk County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,524 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New York list. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the small city of Schenectady.

SUNY Schenectady undergraduate students pay an average of $5,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Personal & Culinary Services majors at SUNY Schenectady take out an average of $17,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at SUNY Schenectady County Community College Report

#3

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY
$6,330 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 51 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nassau Community College are $6,330 per year.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Nassau Community College Report

$5,671 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Niagara County Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Niagara County Community College are $5,671 per year. On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Niagara County Community College take out $11,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Niagara County Community College Report

$5,252 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Kingsborough Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in New York. KCC is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KCC are $5,252 a year.

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#6

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, NY
$6,308 Average Tuition & Fees

Sullivan County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. SUNY Sullivan is a small public school located in the rural area of Loch Sheldrake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Sullivan are $6,308 a year.

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$18,292 Average Tuition & Fees

American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #7 on the list. AAMI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

AAMI undergraduate students pay an average of $18,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at AAMI accumulate an average of around $25,851 in student debt.

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#8

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY
$8,640 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, SUNY Delhi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students. SUNY Delhi is a small public school located in the remote town of Delhi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Delhi are $8,640 a year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at SUNY Delhi take out is $25,000.

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#9

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY
$8,857 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Alfred State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alfred State are $8,857 a year. While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Alfred State accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Alfred State College Report

#10

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY
$5,722 Average Tuition & Fees

Erie Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Erie Community College take out is $8,663.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Erie Community College Report

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
Maryland 97
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 51 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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