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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

With 44 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #30 most popular major in Connecticut.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Connecticut 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Personal & Culinary Services

Our 2023 rankings named International Institute of Cosmetology the best value school in Connecticut for personal and culinary services students. International Institute of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wethersfield.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from International Institute of Cosmetology carry an average student debtload of $9,833. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $102, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Our 2023 rankings named Paul Mitchell the School North Haven the best value school in Connecticut for personal and culinary services students. Paul Mitchell the School North Haven is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Haven.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Paul Mitchell the School North Haven take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $83.

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Our 2023 rankings named Academy Di Capelli - School of Cosmetology the best value school in Connecticut for personal and culinary services students. Academy Di Capelli is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wallingford.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Academy Di Capelli carry an average student debtload of $10,666. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $60.

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Our 2023 rankings named Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton the best value school in Connecticut for personal and culinary services students. Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Shelton.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out is $13,918. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $76.

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Our 2023 rankings named Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc the best value school in Connecticut for personal and culinary services students. Located in the large suburb of Seymour, Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc carry an average student debtload of $11,327.

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Our 2023 rankings named Ricci’s Academy of Cosmetology the best value school in Connecticut for personal and culinary services students. Ricci's Academy of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Newtown.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Ricci's Academy of Cosmetology carry an average student debtload of $9,833. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $119.

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Our 2023 rankings named Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology the best value school in Connecticut for personal and culinary services students. Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Branford.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 17
Maine 24
Rhode Island 400
Massachusetts 104

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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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