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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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.

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 analysis found Lake Land College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the distant town of Mattoon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $8,104 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worsham College of Mortuary Science. It ranked #2 on our 2023 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 large suburb of Wheeling.

Worsham College of Mortuary Science undergraduate students pay an average of $23,800 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 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kennedy-King College are $11,520 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Harry S Truman College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harry S Truman College are $11,520 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford 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 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Lombard. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Paul Mitchell the School Lombard is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lombard.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Tricoci PEO is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Paul Mitchell the School Chicago is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Capri Beauty College

New Lenox, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capri Beauty College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Capri Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Lenox.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Illinois. 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

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

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Illinois. Tricoci CNE is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Out of the 45 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, The Salon Professional Academy - Shorewood landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Shorewood, TSPA - Shorewood is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Tricoci Elgin is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized 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 suburb of Joliet, Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling is a small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Sterling.

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#5

Cosmetology & Spa Academy

Crystal Lake, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cosmetology & Spa Academy. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Cosmetology & Spa Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the large 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 small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hair Professionals Career College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the 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 small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.

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Out of the 45 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, G Skin & Beauty Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. Naperville Skin Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Oakbrook.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niles School of Cosmetology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Niles School of Cosmetology is a fairly 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

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

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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