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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$4,573 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,538 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Georgia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for personal and culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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

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

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia

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

$3,062 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Athens Technical College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Athens Technical College are $3,062 a year.

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#2

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA
$3,236 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Gwinnett Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Georgia. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $3,236 per year.

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$3,062 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Georgia. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $3,062 a year. On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Georgia Northwestern Technical College take out $3,020 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,052 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 32 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Georgia Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Georgia Technical College are $3,052 a year. While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at West Georgia Technical College accumulate an average of around $6,195 in student debt.

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$3,152 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,042 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Georgia Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia ranking. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CGTC are $3,042 a year.

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$3,072 Average Tuition & Fees

Oconee Fall Line Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OFTC are $3,072 a year.

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$3,042 Average Tuition & Fees

Savannah Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Savannah Tech are $3,042 a year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Savannah Tech take out is $9,512.

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#9

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA
$3,140 Average Tuition & Fees

Ogeechee Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Georgia ranking. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Ogeechee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,126 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Crescent Technical College are $3,126 a year.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 668
West Virginia 33
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
Mississippi 149
South Carolina 92
Louisiana 143
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Tennessee 77

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 32 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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