by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 6,142 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,316 and $10,558 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Wyoming College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Torrington, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified ’s cosmetology 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 Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Central Wyoming College is a small school located in Riverton, Wyoming that handed out 14 ’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lamar, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s cosmetology degrees to 20 students 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 Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Rangely, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s cosmetology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools 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 school located in Ephraim, Utah that handed out 22 ’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Pueblo Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified ’s cosmetology students in 2020-2021.
Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 28 ’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 Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Trinidad, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s cosmetology degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Cosmetology at Trinidad State Junior College
Red Rocks Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 41 ’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Cosmetology at Red Rocks Community College
Arapahoe Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Littleton, Colorado. It awarded 1 ’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Cosmetology at Arapahoe Community College
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