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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$11,583 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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

With 77 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #33 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Tennessee 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

#1

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found John A Gupton College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Tennessee. John A Gupton College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John A Gupton College are $11,583 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Tennessee. Paul Mitchell the School Memphis is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Bartlett.

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#2

Gould'S-Academy

Bartlett, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gould’S-Academy. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. <nil> is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bartlett.

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

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#2

Austin's Beauty College Inc

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin’s Beauty College Inc landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin's Beauty College Inc is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Mr Wayne’s School of Unisex Hair Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

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Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Elite College of Cosmetology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Lexington, Elite College of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The Hair Academy LLC

Fayetteville, TN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at The Hair Academy LLC helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Tennessee. The Hair Academy LLC is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Fayetteville.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Nashville is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Nashville.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Knoxville, Paul Mitchell the School Knoxville is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Career Beauty College

Lawrenceburg, TN

Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Career Beauty College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Lawrenceburg, Career Beauty College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Love Beauty School Inc

Manchester, TN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Love Beauty School Inc helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Tennessee. Located in the distant town of Manchester, Love Beauty School Inc is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Paul Mitchell the School Murfreesboro helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Tennessee. Paul Mitchell the School Murfreesboro is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

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Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The Salon Professional Academy - Nashville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, TSPA - Nashville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Jenny Lea is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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#2

Franklin Academy

Cleveland, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Franklin Academy is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Image Maker Beauty Institute

Hendersonville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Image Maker Beauty Institute is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Image Maker Beauty Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hendersonville.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Genesis Career College-Lebanon helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Tennessee. Located in the fringe town of Lebanon, Genesis Career College-Lebanon is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Empire Beauty School-Jackson. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Jackson, Empire Beauty School-Jackson is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Genesis Career College-Cookeville is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Genesis Career College-Cookeville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Paris, TCAT - Paris is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Gould's Academy

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gould’s Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, Gould's Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Arnolds Beauty School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Arnolds Beauty School is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Milan.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Memphis is a small public school located in the city of Memphis.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Empire Beauty School-Nashville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value personal and culinary services schools in Tennessee. Located in the large suburb of Brentwood, Empire Beauty School-Nashville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee 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
South Carolina 92
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
Alabama 194
Kentucky 109
Georgia 327
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

Majors Similar to Personal & Culinary Services

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 27 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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