2025 Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools
18
Colleges in the United States
953
Associate Degrees
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #126 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general cosmetology/cosmetologist students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 953 associate degrees in general cosmetology/cosmetologist during the <nil> academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of general cosmetology/cosmetologist for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general cosmetology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general cosmetology/cosmetologist students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of general cosmetology/cosmetologist students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general cosmetology/cosmetologist related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general cosmetology/cosmetologist students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Schools
The general cosmetology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist Associate Degree Schools.