2025 Best Cosmetology Schools in the Southeast Region
7Colleges in the Southeast Region
34,706Cosmetology Degrees Awarded
$17,300Avg Early-Career Salary
Cosmetology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #226 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for cosmetology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 34,706 degrees in cosmetology to qualified students.
Your choice of cosmetology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Cosmetology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Cosmetology Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Cosmetology in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the cosmetology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Central Carolina Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in cosmetology. Located in the town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 44th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 48 cosmetology students who graduated with this degree at Central Carolina Community College in the most recent data year. Cosmetology degree recipients from Central Carolina Community College receive an earnings boost of approximately $6,801 above the typical earnings of cosmetology graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in cosmetology has to take a look at Central Piedmont Community College. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #572 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Central Piedmont Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 34 cosmetology students who graduated with this degree at Central Piedmont Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Fayetteville Technical Community College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in cosmetology. FTCC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #1397 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FTCC is a great college overall.
There were about 58 cosmetology students who graduated with this degree at FTCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Wake Technical Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in cosmetology. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #461 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wake Technical Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 47 cosmetology students who graduated with this degree at Wake Technical Community College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the cosmetology degree program at Wake Technical Community College earn $5,986 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the large suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 50th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 100 cosmetology students who graduated with this degree at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in the most recent data year. Cosmetology degree recipients from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College receive an earnings boost of about $5,278 above the typical earnings of cosmetology graduates.
Located in the remote area of Scooba, EMCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 19th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 23 cosmetology students who graduated with this degree at EMCC in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the cosmetology program make an average of $12,128 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 10th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 19 cosmetology students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of cosmetology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Cosmetology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.