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.
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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Wharton County Junior College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $4,872 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s 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 fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year.
El Centro College also made our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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.
Clarendon College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,176 in tuition and fees each 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 medium-sized city of Amarillo.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each 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.
South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.
San Jacinto Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
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Howard 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 #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Spring, Howard County Junior College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Howard County Junior College are $5,430 a year.
Houston Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.
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College of the Mainland ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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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With a ranking of #10, Lone Star College System did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year.
Vernon College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Vernon Regional Junior College are $6,120 a year.
With a ranking of #12, Grayson 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 rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.
Grayson College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,482 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Grayson College also did well on our Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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 medium-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kilgore College are $5,256 a year.
Weatherford College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe 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.
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 moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.
Navarro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in tuition and fees each year.
Culinary Institute Inc landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate personal and culinary services programs. 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 large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #19, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service did quite well on this year’s best value schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service are $13,315 a year.
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Tarrant County College District 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 #20 on the list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year.
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Pima Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 per year.
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Honorable Mentions
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 schools 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 Related Majors for Personal & Culinary Services
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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