2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in West Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You
With 33 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #34 most popular major in West Virginia.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in West Virginia 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. 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.
Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named International Beauty School 4 the best value school in West Virginia for personal and culinary services students. Located in the small city of Martinsburg, International Beauty School 4 is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from International Beauty School 4 carry an average student debtload of $12,365.
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Our 2023 rankings named Carver Career Center the best value school in West Virginia for personal and culinary services students. Carver Career Center is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Charleston.
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Our 2023 rankings named Charleston School of Beauty Culture the best value school in West Virginia for personal and culinary services students. Charleston School of Beauty Culture is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.
While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Charleston School of Beauty Culture accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.
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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 |
| Mississippi | 149 |
| South Carolina | 92 |
| Florida | 371 |
| Virginia | 301 |
| Arkansas | 79 |
| Alabama | 194 |
| Kentucky | 109 |
| Georgia | 327 |
| Tennessee | 77 |
| Louisiana | 143 |
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Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.