2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region
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General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist is the 450th most popular major in the country with 50,210 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 8,465 general cosmetology/cosmetologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 172 general cosmetology/cosmetologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in general cosmetology/cosmetologist. That schools that top this list have a program in general cosmetology/cosmetologist in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree general cosmetology students.
Top 27 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist in the Southwest Region
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Webster, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - North Houston Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Remington College - North Houston Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Pioneer College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. NPC is located in Holbrook, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s general cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
Full NPC General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palo Alto College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. Palo Alto College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Palo Alto College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern New Mexico College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. Espanola, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general cosmetology degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Northern New Mexico College
Houston Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Houston Community College
Weatherford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Weatherford, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read full report on General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Weatherford College
Odessa College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s general cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Odessa College
Lamar State College - Port Arthur ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small public school situated in Port Arthur, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Lamar State College - Port Arthur
With a ranking of #10, Navarro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Navarro College General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report
Hill College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Hillsboro, Texas, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full Hill College General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report
Remington College - Dallas Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Remington College - Dallas Campus is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s general cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Remington College - Dallas Campus
New Mexico Junior College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full New Mexico Junior College General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general cosmetology degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Central New Mexico Community College
Texarkana College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana College is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s general cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
Full Texarkana College General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report
Coastal Bend College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Beeville, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general cosmetology degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Coastal Bend College
Galveston College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Galveston College is a small school located in Galveston, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Galveston College General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report
San Jacinto Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at San Jacinto College
Northeast Texas Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s general cosmetology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full NTCC General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report
Eastern Arizona College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern Arizona College is located in Thatcher, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s general cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Eastern Arizona College
With a ranking of #21, Lone Star College System did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Lone Star College System
North Central Texas College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. North Central Texas College is a public institution located in Gainesville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Full NCTC General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Report
Lee College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general cosmetology degrees to 73 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Lee College
San Juan College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SJC is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmington, New Mexico. It awarded 7 associates’s general cosmetology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at SJC
Cisco College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Cisco College is located in Cisco, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 associates’s general cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Cisco College
With a ranking of #23, Howard College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region list. Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s general cosmetology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist at Howard County Junior College
Clovis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Cosmetology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Clovis, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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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%.
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- *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.
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