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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
5,936 Degrees Awarded
$8,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 130,328 people earned their degree in personal and culinary services, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, personal and culinary services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $18,795 and had an average of $12,190 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 5,936 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,070 and $11,910 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $7,698 for plains states region personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UMN Twin Cities Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 146 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k list, Saint Paul College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $10,807 for Plains States Region Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Johnson County Community College is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

JCCC also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend JCCC is $11,535 for plains states region personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Johnson County Community College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.

DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DMACC is $8,177 for Plains States Region Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at DMACC

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Southeast Community College Area is a medium-sized school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 47 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southeast Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College is $4,293 for plains states region personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Southeast Community College Area

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $7,182 for Plains States Region Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Kirkwood Community College Personal & Culinary Services Report

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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 60 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k list, Saint Louis Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Louis Community College is $6,179 for plains states region personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

OTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ozarks Technical Community College is $6,220 for Plains States Region Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Ozarks Technical Community College

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Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kansas City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s personal and culinary services degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.

Kansas City Kansas Community College also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas City Kansas Community College is $15,288 for plains states region personal & culinary services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Kansas City Kansas Community College

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Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas

Butler Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Butler CC is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 18 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

Butler CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Butler CC is $11,958 for Plains States Region Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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