2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 130,328 people earned a degree or certificate in personal and culinary services, making the major the #31 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 1,041 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
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.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Personal & Culinary Services
Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.
CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Saint Paul College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,041 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Saint Paul College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the United States. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.
WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. JCCC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.
JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Madison College also is in the top 5% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Clover Park Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year.
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Wharton County Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Wharton County Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Wharton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wharton County Junior College are $4,872 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, El Centro College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
El Centro College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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With a ranking of #9, Clarendon College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Clarendon, Clarendon College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarendon College are $4,176 a year.
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Mid-State Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mid-State are $6,351 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mid-State also is in the top 20% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Amarillo College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.
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South Plains College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.
South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.
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Gwinnett Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.
GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,636 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LATI also is in the top 15% of our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Athens Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year.
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Ridgewater College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ridgewater College also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WITC are $6,960 a year.
WITC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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With a ranking of #18, Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASUN are $4,320 a year.
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Kansas City Kansas Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the city of Kansas City.
Kansas City Kansas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,510 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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Southeast Community College Area came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year.
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Howard College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Howard County Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Big Spring.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College are $5,430 per year.
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West Georgia Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $5,452 per year.
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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the small suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,552 per year.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1041 different United States personal and culinary services schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
Personal & Culinary Services by Region
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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 Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
| 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 25 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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