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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,432 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 2 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota 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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in South Dakota

Check out the personal and culinary services programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Personal & Culinary Services

#1

Stewart School

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found Stewart School to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, Stewart School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Stewart School carry an average student debtload of $9,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $58.

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#1

Black Hills Beauty College

Rapid City, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Black Hills Beauty College the best value school in South Dakota for personal and culinary services students. Located in the city of Rapid City, Black Hills Beauty College 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 Black Hills Beauty College take out is $12,000.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 106
Minnesota 81
Iowa 118
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 2 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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