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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

45 Colleges
$15,952 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 380 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #32 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in Illinois 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Top 25 Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Personal & Culinary Services

#1

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Land College the best value school in Illinois for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.

Lake Land College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,104 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worsham College of Mortuary Science. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheeling.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worsham College of Mortuary Science are $23,800 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kennedy-King College are $11,520 per year.

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Out of the 45 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Harry S Truman College is a public college with a small student population.

Harry S Truman College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Lombard is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Lombard is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lombard.

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Out of the 45 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 45 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Tricoci PEO is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Oswego, Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Chicago is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Chicago is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

Capri Beauty College

New Lenox, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capri Beauty College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Capri Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of New Lenox.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Tricoci CNW is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

Trenz Beauty Academy

Calumet City, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trenz Beauty Academy. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Trenz Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Calumet City.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tricoci CNE is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Salon Professional Academy - Shorewood. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Shorewood, TSPA - Shorewood is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Tricoci Elgin is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Elgin.

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Out of the 45 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Professional’s Choice Hair Design Academy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 45 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling landed the # 5 spot on the list. Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Sterling.

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#5

Cosmetology & Spa Academy

Crystal Lake, IL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cosmetology & Spa Academy helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Illinois. Cosmetology & Spa Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Crystal Lake.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Bradley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Illinois. Paul Mitchell the School Bradley is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hair Professionals Career College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Sycamore, Hair Professionals Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hair Professionals Career College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Hair Professionals Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Palos Hills.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means G Skin & Beauty Institute is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Naperville Skin Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Oakbrook.

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Out of the 45 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Niles School of Cosmetology is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Niles School of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Niles.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the state of Illinois seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois award.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 103
Michigan 266
Ohio 238
Wisconsin 128

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

Majors Similar 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 45 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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