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2022 Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 95,609 people earned their degree in cosmetology, making the major the 238th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 27,522 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $14,734 and $10,713 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 328 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in cosmetology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cosmetology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cosmetology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree cosmetology students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Cosmetology (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Hanceville, Alabama, this small public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s cosmetology students in 2019-2020.

Wallace State, Hanceville also made our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Wallace State, Hanceville is $7,411 for southeast region associate degree cosmetology students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Cosmetology at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

#2

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 19 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Technical Community College also made our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Wake Technical Community College is $6,876 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Cosmetology at Wake Technical Community College

#3

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 21 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

FTCC also made our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for FTCC is $5,366 for southeast region associate degree cosmetology students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Cosmetology at FTCC

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. A-B Tech is a public institution located in Asheville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

A-B Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is $7,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Cosmetology at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

#5

Central Carolina Community College

Sanford, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Carolina Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Central Carolina Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sanford, North Carolina. It awarded 6 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Carolina Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Carolina Community College is $5,694 for southeast region associate degree cosmetology students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Cosmetology at Central Carolina Community College

#12 in overall quality

East Mississippi Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cosmetology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

EMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend East Mississippi Community College is $6,039 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Cosmetology at East Mississippi Community College

#7

Southwestern Community College

Sylva, North Carolina

With a ranking of #7, Southwestern Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Southwestern Community College is a small school located in Sylva, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,354 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Southwestern Community College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Cosmetology at Southwestern Community College

#8

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, North Carolina
#11 in overall quality

Cape Fear Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. CFCC is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s cosmetology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CFCC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cape Fear Community College is $8,205 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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