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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$10,824 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. 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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for personal and culinary services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 New England 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 25 Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Personal & Culinary Services

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year.

North Shore Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Springfield Technical Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Laconia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Empire Beauty School-Laconia is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Laconia.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means International Institute of Cosmetology is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Wethersfield, International Institute of Cosmetology 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 Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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#3

Keene Beauty Academy

Keene, NH

Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene Beauty Academy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Keene Beauty Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts School of Barbering is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Massachusetts School of Barbering is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Quincy.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New England Hair Academy is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. New England Hair Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malden.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Empire Beauty School-Malden. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Malden, Empire Beauty School-Malden is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Academy Di Capelli - School of Cosmetology is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Wallingford, Academy Di Capelli is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ricci’s Academy of Cosmetology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Newtown, Ricci's Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Warwick landed the # 3 spot on the list. Empire Beauty School-Warwick is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Warwick.

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Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Rhode Island landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cranston, Paul Mitchell the School Rhode Island is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Branford, Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Empire Beauty School-Maine is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Portland, Empire Beauty School-Maine is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School North Haven is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of North Haven, Paul Mitchell the School North Haven is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Jupiter Beauty Academy is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, Jupiter Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Westbrook.

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Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics - A Paul Mitchell Partner School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics 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 Empire Beauty School-Somersworth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Somersworth, Empire Beauty School-Somersworth is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Alexander Academy

Lunenburg, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alexander Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Alexander Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Lunenburg.

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Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Boston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Empire Beauty School-Boston is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology

West Springfield, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Springfield, DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

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

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State

Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 17
Maine 24
Rhode Island 400
Massachusetts 104
Connecticut 44

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 34 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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