2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is the #31 most popular major in the country with 130,328 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 123 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Laurel Business Institute the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Uniontown, LBI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LBI are $10,970 a year.
LBI 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brookdale Community College are $9,554 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.
IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $18,897 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IUP is ranked #1 for overall quality for personal and culinary services in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Washington, Penn Commercial is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Penn Commercial undergraduate students pay an average of $12,075 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laurel Technical Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LTI - Meadville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of MEADVILLE.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTI - Meadville are $10,582 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Atlantic Cape Community 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 Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Atlantic Cape Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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Suffolk County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $11,740 per year.
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Laurel Technical Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the rural area of Sharon, LTI Sharon is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
LTI Sharon undergraduate students pay an average of $11,028 in tuition and fees each year.
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Jna Institute of Culinary Arts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts are $14,575 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the city of Dover.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delaware Tech are $11,808 a year.
Delaware Tech 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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SUNY Schenectady County Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the small city of Schenectady.
SUNY Schenectady undergraduate students pay an average of $10,432 in tuition and fees each year.
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Culinary Institute of America ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hyde Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Culinary Institute of America are $35,550 per year.
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Pittsburgh Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,699 per year.
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Montgomery County Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montco are $14,970 per year.
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With a ranking of #15, Niagara County Community 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 Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Niagara County Community College are $10,423 a year.
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Douglas Education Center 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 #16 on the list. Douglas Education Center is a small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Monessen.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Douglas Education Center are $17,950 per year.
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Hudson County Community College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCCC are $11,798 a year.
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Erie Community 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 #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Erie Community College are $10,769 a year.
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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 134 |
| Pennsylvania | 466 |
| New York | 1,214 |
| Maryland | 97 |
| Delaware | 21 |
| District of Columbia | 6 |
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Personal & Culinary Services Related Majors for 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 |
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 123 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).
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