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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services (Income $0-$30k)

28 Ranked Colleges
773 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 119,853 people earned their degree in personal and culinary services, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, personal and culinary services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $17,656 and had an average of $12,064 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 773 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great personal and culinary services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the personal and culinary services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 26 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,266 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#19 in overall quality

Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Henry Ford College landed the #2 spot on the list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Henry Ford College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Henry Ford College is $2,460 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wayne State is $11,413 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Delhi. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Delhi, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Delhi, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Delhi is $10,756 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Universidad del Este

Carolina, <nil>
#17 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universidad del Este. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Universidad del Este is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Carolina, . It awarded 61 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNE, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNE is $6,904 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k list, Nicholls State University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $9,968 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

UCO also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $12,297 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

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#8

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#14 in overall quality

SUNY Cobleskill came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Cobleskill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also took the #14 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $12,984 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, National Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k list, NLU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,178 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NLU.

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#10

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan
#22 in overall quality

Baker College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Owosso, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Baker College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,376 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Baker College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#11

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#12 in overall quality

Point Park University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Point Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Point Park also took the #12 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Point Park University is $17,733 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, New York
#2 in overall quality

Culinary Institute of America ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Hyde Park, New York, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k list, The Culinary Institute of America has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Culinary Institute of America is $25,981 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is $19,804 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Johnson & Wales University - North Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in North Miami, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU North Miami, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson & Wales University - North Miami is $21,007 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Denver ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. JWU Denver is a small school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 38 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Denver also took the #6 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Johnson & Wales University - Denver is $23,662 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#16

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#15 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Ai Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Ai Virginia Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Virginia Beach is $22,137 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#17

Mid-America College of Funeral Service

Jeffersonville, Indiana

Mid-America College of Funeral Service came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mid-America College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It awarded 15 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $17,241 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mid-America College of Funeral Service.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is a private for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

International Fine Arts College also took the #20 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for AI Miami International University of Art and Design is $19,441 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#18 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #19. The Art Institute of Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai Houston also took the #18 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Houston is $21,248 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#20

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#21 in overall quality

Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

Penn College also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania College of Technology is $22,255 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#21

Lackawanna College

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#23 in overall quality

Lackawanna College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lackawanna College is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

Lackawanna College also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Lackawanna College is $16,635 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#22

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

Ai Atlanta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Atlanta is $21,977 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#23

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#9 in overall quality

Southern New Hampshire University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SNHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $43,871 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern New Hampshire University.

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#24

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#24 in overall quality

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 17 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is $31,376 for Bachelor’s Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#25

The Art Institute of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio is $20,988 for bachelor’s degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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