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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

123 Colleges
$13,787 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Laurel Business Institute

Uniontown, PA

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 suburb of Uniontown, LBI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LBI are $10,970 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, LBI also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Brookdale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,554 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 123 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IUP are $18,897 a year.

IUP also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 123 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Washington, Penn Commercial is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn Commercial are $12,075 per year.

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#5

Laurel Technical Institute

MEADVILLE, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Laurel Technical Institute is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. LTI - Meadville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of MEADVILLE.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LTI - Meadville are $10,582 a year.

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Atlantic Cape Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Atlantic Cape Community College are $8,340 a year.

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Suffolk County 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Sharon, LTI Sharon is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTI Sharon are $11,028 per year.

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#9

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Philadelphia, PA

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 large city of Philadelphia, Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts undergraduate students pay an average of $14,575 in tuition and fees each year.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the city of Dover.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware Tech are $11,808 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Delaware Tech is 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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With a ranking of #11, SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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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With a ranking of #12, Culinary Institute of America did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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 ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,699 a year.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Pittsburgh Technical College

Montgomery County Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montco are $14,970 a year.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Montgomery County Community College

Niagara County Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Niagara County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,423 in tuition and fees each year.

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#16

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

Douglas Education Center landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Douglas Education Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Monessen.

Douglas Education Center undergraduate students pay an average of $17,950 in tuition and fees each year.

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Hudson County Community College came in at #17 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 Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCCC are $11,798 per year.

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#18

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

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 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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Honorable Mentions

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.

Rank College Location
19 Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Liverpool, NY
19 The Beauty Institute-Ambler Ambler, PA
19 Butler Beauty Academy Butler, PA
19 Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness Voorhees, NJ
19 Divine Crown Barber & Beauty Academy Harrisburg, PA
19 Empire Beauty School-Queens Astoria, NY
19 Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills Owings Mills, MD
19 Aesthetic Science Institute Latham, NY
19 Butler Beauty Academy - Kittanning Beauty Academy Kittanning, PA
19 Empire Beauty School-Reading Reading, PA
19 Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES Elmira, NY
19 Empire Beauty School-Rochester Rochester, NY
19 Baltimore Studio of Hair Design Baltimore, MD
19 Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley Moosic, PA
19 The Beauty School Stroudsburg, PA
19 Montgomery Beauty School Silver Spring, MD
19 Empire Beauty School-Pottsville Pottsville, PA
19 Empire Beauty School-York York, PA
19 Capri Institute of Hair Design, Clifton Clifton, NJ
19 The Temple Annapolis - A Paul Mitchell Partner School Annapolis, MD
19 Western Suffolk BOCES Northport, NY
19 Shear Ego International School of Hair Design Rochester, NY
19 Continental School of Beauty Culture, Mattydale Mattydale, NY
19 Metro Beauty Academy Allentown, PA
19 Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield Bloomfield, NJ
19 Arrojo Cosmetology School New York, NY
19 The Salon Professional Academy - Altoona Altoona, PA
19 Erie 1 BOCES West Seneca, NY
19 Aveda Institute - New York New York, NY
19 The Beauty Institute Allentown, PA
19 Paul Mitchell the School Jersey Shore Brick, NJ
19 Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing Ewing, NJ
19 Empire Beauty School-West Mifflin West Mifflin, PA
19 Brittany Beauty Academy Brooklyn, NY
19 Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester Rochester, NY
19 Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
19 Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ
19 Capri Institute of Hair Design, Kenilworth Kenilworth, NJ
19 Midway Paris Beauty School Ridgewood, NY
19 New York Institute of Beauty Islandia, NY
19 Empire Beauty School-Peekskill Peekskill, NY
19 The Salon Professional Academy - Washington DC Washington, DC
19 The Salon Professional Academy - Tonawanda Tonawanda, NY
19 Jean Madeline Aveda Institute Philadelphia, PA
19 Grace International Beauty School Flushing, NY
19 Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA
19 The Temple - A Paul Mitchell Partner School Frederick, MD
19 Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology Pine Brook, NJ
19 Empire Beauty School-Springfield Springfield, PA
19 P B Cosmetology Education Center Gloucester, NJ
19 Empire Beauty School-Lancaster Lancaster, PA
19 Career School of NY Staten Island, NY
19 Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology Mars, PA
19 Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork Lancaster, PA
19 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York West New York, NJ
19 Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers Nanuet, NY
19 Empire Beauty School-Buffalo Cheektowaga, NY
19 Monmouth County Vocational School District Freehold, NJ
19 Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham Wyncote, PA
19 Total Image Beauty Academy Union City, NJ
19 Empire Beauty School-North Hills Pittsburgh, PA
19 Premier Barber Institute Norristown, PA
19 Aveda Institute - Maryland Bel Air, MD
19 Great Lakes Institute of Technology Erie, PA
19 Paul Mitchell the School Delaware Newark, DE
19 Bella Capelli Academy Monroeville, PA
19 Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie Glen Burnie, MD
19 Barber School of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
19 YTI Career Institute-York York, PA
19 Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge Hauppauge, NY
19 Innovate Salon Academy South Plainfield, NJ
19 Empire Beauty School-Manhattan New York, NY
19 Capri Institute of Hair Design, Brick Brick, NJ
19 Butler Beauty Academy - New Castle Beauty Academy New Castle, PA
19 Award Beauty School Hagerstown, MD
19 Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead Hempstead, NY
19 Hair Academy Inc-New Carrollton New Carrollton, MD
19 Continental School of Beauty Culture, West Seneca West Seneca, NY
19 Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley Whitehall, PA
19 Brittany Beauty Academy Levittown, NY
19 Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA
19 Academy of Cosmetology and Esthetics NYC Staten Island, NY
19 Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex Baltimore, MD
19 Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc Feasterville, PA
19 Cutting Edge Academy Succasunna, NJ
19 Bennett Career Institute Washington, DC
19 Empire Beauty School-Monroeville Monroeville, PA
19 Empire Beauty School-Union Union, NJ
19 Empire Beauty School-Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
19 Parisian Beauty School Hackensack, NJ
19 Empire Beauty School-Lebanon Lebanon, PA
19 Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel Laurel, MD
19 Delmarva Beauty Academy Salisbury, MD
19 South Hills Beauty Academy Inc Pittsburgh, PA
19 Capri Institute of Hair Design, Paramus Paramus, NJ
19 Empire Beauty School-Shamokin Dam Shamokin Dam, PA
19 Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
19 Empire Beauty School-Hanover Hanover, PA
19 Shore Beauty School Egg Harbor Township, NJ
19 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield North Plainfield, NJ
19 Altoona Beauty School Inc Altoona, PA
19 Brittany Beauty Academy Bronx, NY
19 Venus Beauty Academy Sharon Hill, PA
19 Artistic Academy of Hair Design Morris Plains, NJ
19 Paul Mitchell the School Schenectady Schenectady, NY

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal and culinary services schools 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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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