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2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
488 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

Across the New England region, there were 3,570 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,052 and $10,687 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 488 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality personal and culinary services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the personal and culinary services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Manchester Community College

Manchester, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Manchester, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

MCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Manchester Community College is $7,295 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full MCC Personal & Culinary Services Report

#2

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Danvers, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

North Shore Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $7,691 for new england region associate degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Shore Community College.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at North Shore Community College

#3

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

Massasoit Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Massasoit Community College is $7,654 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Massasoit Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

#4

Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bristol, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bristol is $5,741 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Bristol

#5

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 10 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $9,024 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Southern Maine Community College

#6

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

FINE Mortuary College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Norwood, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $30-$48k list, FINE Mortuary College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at FINE Mortuary College

#7

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $30-$48k list, SNHU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $42,860 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SNHU.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Southern New Hampshire University

#8

New England Culinary Institute

Montpelier, Vermont
#8 in overall quality

New England Culinary Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New England Culinary Institute is located in Montpelier, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

New England Culinary Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $21,214 for new england region associate degree personal & culinary services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend New England Culinary Institute.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full New England Culinary Institute Personal & Culinary Services Report

#9

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#9 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 273 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence also took the #9 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson & Wales University - Providence is $24,024 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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Notes and References

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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