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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
488 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in personal and culinary services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent personal and culinary services programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Personal & Culinary Services (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

Manchester Community College

Manchester, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #1 spot on the 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 made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Manchester Community College is $7,142 for new england region associate degree personal & culinary services students whose families make more than $110k.

Full MCC Personal & Culinary Services Report

#2

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. North Shore Community College is a public institution located in Danvers, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Shore Community College also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for North Shore Community College is $9,129 for new england region associate degree personal & culinary services students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at North Shore Community College

#3

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

Massasoit Community College also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Massasoit Community College is $8,430 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Massasoit Community College

#4

Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Fall River, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 2 students 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. It costs about $7,194 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Bristol.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Bristol Community College

#5

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 10 associates’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,647 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend SMCC.

Read more about Personal & Culinary Services at Southern Maine Community College

#6

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s personal and culinary services degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $41,095 for new england region associate degree personal & culinary services students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Southern New Hampshire University.

Full SNHU Personal & Culinary Services Report

#7

New England Culinary Institute

Montpelier, Vermont
#8 in overall quality

New England Culinary Institute landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. New England Culinary Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Montpelier, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New England Culinary Institute, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $26,777 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend New England Culinary Institute.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full New England Culinary Institute Personal & Culinary Services Report

#8

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Personal & Culinary Services Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 273 degrees to qualified associates’s personal and culinary services students in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence also made our “Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend JWU Providence is $26,775 for New England Region Associate Degree Personal & Culinary Services students whose families make more than $110k.

Full JWU Providence Personal & Culinary Services Report

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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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