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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$1,684 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,437 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

With 76 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #29 most popular major in New Mexico.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Mexico 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New Mexico

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

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

$1,684 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CNM are $1,684 a year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at CNM take out is $8,735.

CNM also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Central New Mexico Community College

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque landed the # 2 spot on the list. Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque carry an average student debtload of $11,750. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $68.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque Report

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Fe, Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe carry an average student debtload of $9,508.

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The excellent programs at Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Rio-Rancho, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho take out an average of $11,750 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $68.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho Report

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Olympian Academy of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Alamogordo.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Olympian Academy of Cosmetology take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $38, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Aveda Institute - New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

The excellent programs at Aveda Institute - New Mexico helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in New Mexico. Aveda Institute - New Mexico is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Aveda Institute - New Mexico carry an average student debtload of $10,000.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Aveda Institute - New Mexico Report

Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 132
Texas 1,155
Oklahoma 45

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 6 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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