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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$5,395 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$15,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 143 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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

$4,159 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Delta Community College the best value school in Louisiana for personal and culinary services students. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LDCC are $4,159 a year.

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#2

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA
$4,079 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 31 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Delgado Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Personal & Culinary Services majors at Delgado Community College take out an average of $17,428 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA
$7,946 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nicholls State University are $7,946 per year. After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Nicholls State University carry an average student debtload of $25,949.

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$17,347 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 31 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - Lafayette Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Remington College - Lafayette Campus are $17,347 per year. Personal & Culinary Services majors at Remington College - Lafayette Campus take out an average of $14,750 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $48.

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The excellent programs at John Jay Beauty College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. John Jay Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kenner.

On average, personal and culinary services graduates from John Jay Beauty College take out $7,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Guy’s Shreveport Academy of Cosmetology Inc is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the midsize city of Shreveport, Guy's Academy Hair is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Guy's Academy Hair accumulate an average of around $11,533 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Avery James School of Cosmetology is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Avery James School of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Lake Charles.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Avery James School of Cosmetology take out an average of $6,715 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cosmetology Training Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lafayette, Cosmetology Training Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Cosmetology Training Center carry an average student debtload of $7,530.

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The excellent programs at Blue Cliff College - Alexandria helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Alexandria, Blue Cliff College - Alexandria is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Blue Cliff College - Alexandria take out an average of $16,535 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $60.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cloyd’s Beauty School 3 Inc is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the small city of Monroe, Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc take out an average of $11,780 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges 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
Tennessee 77
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Georgia 327

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 31 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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