by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 107,895 people earned their degree in cosmetology, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, cosmetology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $17,007 and had an average of $10,898 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 13,309 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,465 and $11,633 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 54 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in cosmetology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in cosmetology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree cosmetology students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - Cleveland Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Remington College - Cleveland Campus is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Cosmetology at Remington College - Cleveland Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirtland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kirtland Community College is a small school located in Roscommon, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Cosmetology at Kirtland Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. COD is a large public school situated in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It awarded 16 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Logan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. John A Logan College is a small school located in Carterville, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
Vincennes University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Vincennes, Indiana, and it awarded 8 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Delta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Delta College is a medium-sized school located in University Center, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Mott Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Mott Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
Schoolcraft College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Kaskaskia College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Centralia, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Montcalm Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Sidney, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Cosmetology at Montcalm Community College
Rend Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Ina, Illinois, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s cosmetology students in 2020-2021.
Shawnee Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Shawnee Community College is a public institution located in Ullin, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Cosmetology at Shawnee Community College
Carl Sandburg College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carl Sandburg College is a small school located in Galesburg, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
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