by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Cosmetology is the 226th most popular major in the country with 107,895 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Illinois, there were 3,922 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,593 and $11,126 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 6 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois cosmetology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of DuPage. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Illinois. Glen Ellyn, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s cosmetology degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Logan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Illinois list. John A Logan College is a public institution located in Carterville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rend Lake College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Illinois list. Rend Lake College is a public institution located in Ina, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carl Sandburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Illinois list. Galesburg, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s cosmetology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kaskaskia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Illinois list. Centralia, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s cosmetology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shawnee Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Illinois list. Shawnee Community College is located in Ullin, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
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