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 Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 6,142 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,316 and $10,558 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 58 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cosmetology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in cosmetology.
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The cosmetology 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree cosmetology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Wyoming College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Torrington, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cosmetology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Wyoming College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 9 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Lamar Community College is a small school located in Lamar, Colorado that handed out 2 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Northwestern Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CNCC is a public institution located in Rangely, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the #5 spot on the list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 6 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Pueblo Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 10 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 15 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Trinidad State Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Trinidad State Junior College is a public institution located in Trinidad, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Red Rocks Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 1 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Arapahoe Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Littleton, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cosmetology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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