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2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 45,592 people earned their degree in general cosmetology/cosmetologist, making the major the 494th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,616 general cosmetology/cosmetologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 51 general cosmetology/cosmetologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general cosmetology/cosmetologist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general cosmetology/cosmetologist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general cosmetology/cosmetologist program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s general cosmetology degrees to qualified students.

Century College also made our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,441 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Century College.

Full Century College General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report

#2

Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Scott Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fort Scott, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general cosmetology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

FSCC also made our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Fort Scott Community College is $3,898 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Fort Scott Community College General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report

#3

Garden City Community College

Garden City, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Garden City Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Garden City Community College is a small school located in Garden City, Kansas that handed out 1 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Garden City Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Garden City Community College is $4,610 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Garden City Community College General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report

#4

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general cosmetology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College also made our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $10,995 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Saint Paul College General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report

#5

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Willmar, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

Ridgewater College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,099 for plains states region associate degree general cosmetology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ridgewater College.

Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Ridgewater College

#6

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Johnson County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 5 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JCCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JCCC is $11,992 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full JCCC General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 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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