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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$19,368 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,842 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

Personal & Culinary Services is the #34 most popular major in Massachusetts with 104 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the personal and culinary services programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for personal and culinary services students. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $5,352 per year. On average, personal and culinary services graduates from North Shore Community College take out $5,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA
$5,208 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $5,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Springfield Technical Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STCC are $5,520 a year. While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at STCC accumulate an average of around $4,750 in student debt.

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#4

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA
$20,945 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend FINE Mortuary College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Massachusetts list. FINE Mortuary College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Norwood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FINE Mortuary College are $20,945 per year. Personal & Culinary Services majors at FINE Mortuary College take out an average of $35,917 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Massachusetts list.

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With a ranking of #6, Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Plymouth, Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth accumulate an average of around $6,333 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $62, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Massachusetts School of Barbering did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Quincy, Massachusetts School of Barbering is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Massachusetts School of Barbering take out is $9,500.

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Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy take out $6,333 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #6, New England Hair Academy did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Malden, New England Hair Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at New England Hair Academy take out is $8,115.

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Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute take out an average of $7,471 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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
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 20 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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