2023 Most Popular Colleges for Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, & Nail Instructor in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,382 people earned their degree in cosmetology, barber/styling, and nail instructor, making the major the 1181st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 330 cosmetology, barber/styling, and nail instructor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cosmetology, barber/styling, and nail instructor. To top this list, a school must have a successful cosmetology, barber/styling, and nail instructor program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region cosmetology, barber/styling, and nail instructor students.

Top 5 Most Popular Colleges for Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, & Nail Instructor in the Southwest Region

1

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, Texas

$36,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

$10,863 Average Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 20 ’s cosmetology, barber/styling, and nail instructor degrees in 2020-2021.

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2

Lee College
Baytown, Texas

#22 overall quality in Southwest

$53,502 Average Early-Career Earnings

$15,896 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Major in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s cosmetology, barber/styling, and nail instructor degrees to qualified students.

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3

Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Texas

$35,667 Average Early-Career Earnings

$33,385 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Major in the Southwest Region. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small school located in Port Arthur, Texas that handed out 3 ’s cosmetology, barber/styling, and nail instructor degrees in 2020-2021.

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4

College of the Mainland
Texas City, Texas

$38,291 Average Early-Career Earnings

$13,355 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Mainland. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Major in the Southwest Region. COM is a public institution located in Texas City, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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4

Odessa College
Odessa, Texas

$36,427 Average Early-Career Earnings

$8,785 Average Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Odessa College landed the #4 spot on the list. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Tiffany Bumgardner.