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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist in the Southwest Region

15 Ranked Colleges
161 Degrees Awarded
$9,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist is the 494th most popular major in the country with 45,592 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,932 general cosmetology/cosmetologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 161 general cosmetology/cosmetologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general cosmetology/cosmetologist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general cosmetology/cosmetologist programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.

Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students.

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#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students.

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#3

Hill College

Hillsboro, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hill College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Hillsboro, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

Hill College also made our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Hill College is $8,182 for southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students.

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#4

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. CNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 14 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students.

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#5

Howard College

Big Spring, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Big Spring, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general cosmetology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Howard County Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Howard County Junior College is $5,644 for southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students.

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#6

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Lone Star College System did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Lone Star College System is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Harris Montgomery, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Harris Montgomery is $8,016 for southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students.

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#7

Odessa College

Odessa, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Odessa College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students list, Odessa College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Odessa College is $5,963 for southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students.

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#8

Texarkana College

Texarkana, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texarkana College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texarkana College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,394 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students per year to attend Texarkana College.

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#9

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Navarro College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Corsicana, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2019-2020.

Navarro College also made our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Navarro College is $14,349 for southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students.

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#10

Weatherford College

Weatherford, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Weatherford College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Weatherford College is a public institution located in Weatherford, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students list, Weatherford College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Weatherford College is $7,863 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students.

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#11

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Northeast Texas Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NTCC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Texas Community College is $8,110 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students.

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#12

Clovis Community College

Clovis, New Mexico
#12 in overall quality

Clovis Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Clovis, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

Clovis Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clovis Community College is $4,577 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students.

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#13 in overall quality

Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Webster, Texas. It awarded 5 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students list, Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,848 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students per year to attend Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#14 in overall quality

Remington College - North Houston Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students list, Remington College - North Houston Campus has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Remington College - North Houston Campus is $18,941 for southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students.

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#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Remington College - Dallas Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Garland, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general cosmetology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Remington College - Dallas Campus, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Remington College - Dallas Campus is $20,082 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Cosmetology students.

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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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