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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$17,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,273 Avg Salary

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

Personal & Culinary Services is the #30 most popular major in Virginia with 301 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

#1

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found Stratford University to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stratford University are $15,130 a year.

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#2

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great value for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

ECPI University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,479 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, ECPI University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ai Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ai Virginia Beach are $19,354 a year.

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

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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Midlothian landed the # 4 spot on the list. Empire Beauty School-Midlothian is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Midlothian.

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#4

Luckes Beauty Academy

Newport News, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luckes Beauty Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Luckes Beauty Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Newport News.

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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Roanoke, Paul Mitchell the School Roanoke 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 Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Paul Mitchell the School Woodbridge is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woodbridge.

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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Rudy & Kelly Academy - A Paul Mitchell Partner School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rudy & Kelly Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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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
South Carolina 92
Florida 371
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 14 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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