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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$5,186 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 92 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in South Carolina 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Greenville Technical College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GTC also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Paul Mitchell the School Charleston

North Charleston, SC

Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Charleston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of North Charleston, Paul Mitchell the School Charleston is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Camden, LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rock Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Paul Mitchell the School Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbia.

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Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Goose Creek, Kenneth Shuler School 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 Miller-Motte College Conway. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Conway, MMC Conway is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Columbia, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Academy of Hair Technology

Greenville, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Hair Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Greenville, Academy of Hair Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charleston Cosmetology Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Charleston, Charleston Cosmetology Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in South Carolina. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Florence.

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Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of North Augusta.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Greenville is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Greenville, Paul Mitchell the School Greenville 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 state of South Carolina seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina award.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 668
West Virginia 33
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
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 16 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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