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2022 Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$8,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Cosmetology is the 238th most popular major in the country with 95,609 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, cosmetology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $15,675 and had an average of $10,029 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 4,681 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,647 and $10,906 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 55 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in cosmetology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cosmetology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cosmetology 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 Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Cosmetology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cosmetology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Century College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,460 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Century College.

Full Century College Cosmetology Report

#2

Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Scott Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Scott Community College is a small public school situated in Fort Scott, Kansas. It awarded 2 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $3,615 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend FSCC.

Full FSCC Cosmetology Report

#3

Garden City Community College

Garden City, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Garden City Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Garden City Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Garden City Community College also made our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Garden City Community College is $3,184 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Garden City Community College Cosmetology Report

#4

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 5 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Paul College is $10,901 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Cosmetology at Saint Paul College

#5

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. JCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 5 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

JCCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Johnson County Community College is $11,063 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Johnson County Community College Cosmetology Report

#6

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Ridgewater College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Willmar, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cosmetology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Ridgewater College also made our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Ridgewater College is $9,547 for plains states region associate degree cosmetology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Cosmetology at Ridgewater College

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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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