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

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.

Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Greenville Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GTC are $5,186 a year.

GTC also took the #3 spot in our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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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 and Nails-Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Columbia, Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in South Carolina. Located in the town of Camden, LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina 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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Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Paul Mitchell the School Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the large 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 college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miller-Motte College Conway. It ranked #2 on our 2023 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 college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville 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-Greenville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenville.

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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 midsize city of North Charleston, Paul Mitchell the School Charleston is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Academy of Hair Technology

Greenville, SC

Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Hair Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Greenville, Academy of Hair Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charleston Cosmetology Institute. 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 Charleston, Charleston Cosmetology Institute is a private for-profit college 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-Spartanburg landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the 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 fairly 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 medium-sized suburb of Greenville, Paul Mitchell the School Greenville is a private for-profit college with a 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

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
Mississippi 149
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Georgia 327
Tennessee 77
Louisiana 143

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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