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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$3,433 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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

Personal & Culinary Services is the #29 most popular major in Mississippi with 149 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Mississippi 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.

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

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 Northwest Mississippi Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Mississippi. NWCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Senatobia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWCC are $3,430 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Central Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Decatur, East Central Community College is a public school with a small student population.

East Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,150 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 17 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Meridian Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Meridian, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,574 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Holmes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Holmes Community College also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #3.

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#5

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pearl River Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Pearl River Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The Academy of Hair Design Six ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. The Academy of Hair Design Six is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

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Magnolia College of Cosmetology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Magnolia College of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Mississippi College of Beauty Culture landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Mississippi College of Beauty Culture is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Laurel.

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#6

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

Delta Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Delta Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Horn Lake.

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Academy of Hair Design - Grenada came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Academy of Hair Design - Grenada is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Grenada.

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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
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
South Carolina 92
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 17 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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