2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Personal & Culinary Services is the #31 most popular major in the country with 130,328 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. 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.
The Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 146 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wharton County Junior College the best value school in the Southwest Region for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wharton County Junior College are $4,872 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarendon College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Clarendon College is a small public school located in the remote area of Clarendon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarendon College are $4,176 a year.
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Out of the 146 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,276 per year.
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San Jacinto Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Howard College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Big Spring, Howard County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College are $5,430 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.
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College of the Mainland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. COM is a small public school located in the suburb of Texas City.
COM undergraduate students pay an average of $3,873 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lone Star College System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year.
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Vernon College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vernon Regional Junior College are $6,120 per year.
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Grayson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for personal and culinary services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grayson College are $5,482 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Grayson College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #13, Kilgore College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,256 in tuition and fees each year.
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Weatherford College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Weatherford College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Weatherford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Weatherford College are $7,800 a year.
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El Paso Community College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,314 in tuition and fees each year.
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Navarro College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Navarro College are $6,368 per year.
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Culinary Institute Inc ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Culinary Institute LeNotre are $15,901 a year.
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Austin Community College District landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.
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Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service are $13,315 per year.
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With a ranking of #20, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.
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Pima Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Personal & Culinary Services students in the Southwest Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.
Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges by State
Explore the best personal and culinary services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 132 |
| Texas | 1,155 |
| New Mexico | 76 |
| Oklahoma | 45 |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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