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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$3,810 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 79 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Arkansas 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Newport to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arkansas. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $2,856 per year.

ASUN also took the #3 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASUMH are $2,904 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Pulaski Tech are $5,670 per year.

UA Pulaski Tech also took the #5 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Designer Barber & Stylist School. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Ft Smith, Designer Barber & Stylist School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Hot Springs Beauty College

Hot Springs, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hot Springs Beauty College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Hot Springs, Hot Springs Beauty 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 The Salon Professional Academy - North Little Rock. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of North Little Rock, TSPA - North Little Rock is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Professional Cosmetology Education Center is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of El Dorado, Professional Cosmetology Education Center is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Arthur’s Beauty College Inc - Fort Smith helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Fort Smith, Arthur's Beauty College Inc - Fort Smith is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Washington Barber College Inc

Little Rock, AR

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Washington Barber College Inc helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Arkansas. Washington Barber College Inc is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Little Rock.

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Searcy Beauty College

Searcy, AR

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Searcy Beauty College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Arkansas. Searcy Beauty College is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 668
West Virginia 33
South Carolina 92
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Mississippi 149
Tennessee 77
Louisiana 143
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Georgia 327

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 21 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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