2024 Best Make-Up Artist/Specialist Schools

1 College in the United States

566 Make-Up Artist Degrees Awarded

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in make-up artist/specialist. It is ranked #1072 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

There was only one school in the United States to review for the 2024 Best Make-Up Artist/Specialist Schools ranking.

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Best Overall Make-Up Artist/Specialist Schools List

Make-Up Artist/Specialist Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Make-Up Artist

The make-up artist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Make-Up Artist/Specialist Schools. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Make-Up Artist/Specialist in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of make-up artist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Make-Up Artist

Douglas Education Center
Monessen, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Make-Up Artist Degrees Awarded

Douglas Education Center is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in make-up artist/specialist. Located in the small suburb of Monessen, Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a degree in make-up artist/specialist from Douglas Education Center

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One of 12 majors within the Cosmetology area of study, Make-Up Artist/Specialist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Make-Up Artist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	46,395
Aesthetician/Esthetician & Skin Care Specialist	31,569
Nail Technician/Specialist & Manicurist	11,623
Barbering/Barber	8,381
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist	2,437
Other Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts	2,278
Master Aesthetician/Esthetician	1,620
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, & Nail Instructor	1,382
Hair Styling/Stylist & Hair Design	1,029
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	291

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Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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