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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,514 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #35 most popular major in Maine with 24 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maine 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Maine

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Personal & Culinary Services

Our analysis found Capilo School of Hair Design to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. Located in the town of Augusta, Capilo School of Hair Design is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Capilo School of Hair Design accumulate an average of around $9,833 in student debt.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Capilo School of Hair Design Report

Our analysis found Empire Beauty School-Maine to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, Empire Beauty School-Maine is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Empire Beauty School-Maine take out is $14,561. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $73.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Empire Beauty School-Maine

Our analysis found Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Westbrook.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook take out $6,333 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $62.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Report

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
Rhode Island 400
Massachusetts 104
Connecticut 44

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 3 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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