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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$5,055 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,813 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 118 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #31 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.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Iowa 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.

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 Iowa

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

$5,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Personal & Culinary Services majors at DMACC take out an average of $14,731 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA
$5,308 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Iowa list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kirkwood Community College are $5,308 a year. The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Kirkwood Community College take out is $16,250.

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$4,802 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Iowa. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,802 per year. After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Western Iowa Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,930.

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#4

Capri College, Davenport

Davenport, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capri College, Davenport. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Iowa list. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, Capri College, Davenport is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Capri College, Davenport carry an average student debtload of $10,495. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $67.

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#4

Capri College, Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capri College, Dubuque. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Capri College, Dubuque is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at Capri College, Dubuque accumulate an average of around $10,940 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $67.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Iowa list. ISB is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Des Moines.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at ISB take out an average of $8,186 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means La James International College-Cedar Falls is a great value for personal and culinary services students. La James International College-Cedar Falls is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Iowa list. Located in the town of Mason City, LaJames College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from LaJames College carry an average student debtload of $8,000.

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#4

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of West Des Moines.

Personal & Culinary Services majors at Aveda Institute - Des Moines take out an average of $12,083 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $100, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Capri College, Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Capri College, Cedar Rapids is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Capri College, Cedar Rapids is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Capri College, Cedar Rapids take out is $11,834. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $69.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Capri College, Cedar Rapids Report

Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 106
Minnesota 81
South Dakota 2
Missouri 79
Nebraska 66
North Dakota 4

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 15 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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