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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$4,119 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 143 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

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

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in Louisiana 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.

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.

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

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

Top 25 Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Personal & Culinary Services

Our analysis found Louisiana Delta Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LDCC are $4,159 per year.

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#2

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delgado Community College are $4,079 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Delgado Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for personal and culinary services in Louisiana.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lafayette, Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Remington College - Lafayette Campus are $17,347 per year.

Remington College - Lafayette Campus also took the #1 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cloyd’s Beauty School 3 Inc is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Monroe, Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Denham Springs Beauty School

Denham Springs, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Denham Springs Beauty School. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the suburb of Denham Springs, Denham Springs Beauty School 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 Pat Goins Benton Road Beauty School is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bossier City, Pat Goins Benton Road Beauty School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Baton Rouge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Baton Rouge is a private for-profit college 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 Cosmetology Training Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, Cosmetology Training Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Blue Cliff College - Lafayette helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. Blue Cliff College - Lafayette is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Celebrity Barber School is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Monroe, Celebrity Barber School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Guy’s Shreveport Academy of Cosmetology Inc helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Shreveport, Guy's Academy Hair is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Park Place Premier Barber School is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Park Place Premier Barber School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Covington, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Avery James School of Cosmetology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. Avery James School of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Blue Cliff College - Metairie. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Blue Cliff College - Metairie is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Metairie.

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#4

Bos-Man's Barber College

Shreveport, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bos-Man’s Barber College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Bos-Man's Barber College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Shreveport.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Blue Cliff College - Alexandria helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Alexandria, Blue Cliff College - Alexandria 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 Vanguard College of Cosmetology-Baton Rouge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Vanguard College of Cosmetology-Baton Rouge is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Stage One-The Hair School

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stage One-The Hair School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Stage One-The Hair School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Lake Charles.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Blue Cliff College - Houma is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Blue Cliff College - Houma is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Houma.

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

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#4

Compass Career College

Hammond, LA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Compass Career College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Compass Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Vanguard College of Cosmetology-Metairie helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Metairie, Vanguard College of Cosmetology-Metairie is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at John Jay Beauty College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Louisiana. John Jay Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kenner.

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Honorable Mentions

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

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 668
West Virginia 33
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
Mississippi 149
South Carolina 92
Tennessee 77
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 29 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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