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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$8,011 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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

With 134 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #32 most popular major in New Jersey.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in New Jersey 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brookdale Community College the best value school in New Jersey 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.

Brookdale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Atlantic Cape Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Atlantic Cape Community College are $6,840 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hudson County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. 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 in-state undergraduate at HCCC are $8,390 a year.

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Out of the 24 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, Innovate Salon Academy - Ewing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Total Image Beauty Academy

Union City, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Total Image Beauty Academy is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Union City, Total Image Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Shore Beauty School

Egg Harbor Township, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shore Beauty School is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Egg Harbor Township, Shore Beauty School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill landed the # 4 spot on the list. Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cherry Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend P B Cosmetology Education Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. P B Cosmetology Education Center is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Gloucester.

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Out of the 24 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Voorhees.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 24 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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