2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is the #31 most popular major in the country with 130,328 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 the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the New England Region 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
Our analysis found FINE Mortuary College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Norwood, FINE Mortuary College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FINE Mortuary College are $20,945 a year. While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at FINE Mortuary College accumulate an average of around $35,917 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a year. Personal & Culinary Services majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $5,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,152 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.
STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from STCC carry an average student debtload of $4,750.
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Southern New Hampshire University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year. After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $19,500.
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Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $35,950 in tuition and fees each year. Personal & Culinary Services majors at JWU Providence take out an average of $20,491 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $388, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #9, Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics - A Paul Mitchell Partner School did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics take out is $9,833. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $67.
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Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Lincoln Tech - Shelton carry an average student debtload of $13,918. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $76.
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Request InformationBest Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 17 |
| Maine | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 400 |
| Massachusetts | 104 |
| Connecticut | 44 |
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| 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 44 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).
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