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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New Hampshire

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$15,380 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,447 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

With 17 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #31 most popular major in New Hampshire.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New Hampshire ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire

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

Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality in Personal & Culinary Services

$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in New Hampshire. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at SNHU accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Continental Academie of Hair Design, Hudson helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in New Hampshire. Continental Academie of Hair Design, Hudson is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Hudson.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Continental Academie of Hair Design, Hudson carry an average student debtload of $12,624.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Portsmouth. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the small suburb of Portsmouth, Paul Mitchell the School Portsmouth is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Paul Mitchell the School Portsmouth accumulate an average of around $9,833 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Empire Beauty School-Hooksett. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New Hampshire list. Empire Beauty School-Hooksett is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hooksett.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett take out an average of $9,833 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $70, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics - A Paul Mitchell Partner School is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics carry an average student debtload of $9,833. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $67, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 8 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Somersworth landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Somersworth, Empire Beauty School-Somersworth is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Empire Beauty School-Somersworth take out $9,833 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $75, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Empire Beauty School-Laconia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in New Hampshire. Empire Beauty School-Laconia is a small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Laconia.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Empire Beauty School-Laconia take out is $9,833. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $70, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Keene Beauty Academy

Keene, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene Beauty Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New Hampshire list. Keene Beauty Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Keene.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Keene Beauty Academy take out is $9,833.

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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
Maine 24
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 8 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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