2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Make-Up Artist/Specialist (Income $30-$48k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Make-Up Artist Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 797 people earned their degree in make-up artist/specialist, making the major the 1020th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 77 make-up artist/specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Make-Up Artist Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in make-up artist/specialist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality make-up artist/specialist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the make-up artist/specialist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Make-Up Artist Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree make-up artist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Make-Up Artist/Specialist (Income $30-$48k)

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$5,641 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Make-Up Artist Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. SJC is located in Farmington, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s make-up artist degrees to qualified students.

SJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Make-Up Artist/Specialist Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Juan College is $5,641 for associate degree make-up artist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Make-Up Artist/Specialist at SJC

#2

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$25,512 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Make-Up Artist Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Douglas Education Center landed the #2 spot on the list. Douglas Education Center is located in Monessen, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 associates’s make-up artist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Douglas Education Center, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Make-Up Artist/Specialist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Douglas Education Center is $25,512 for associate degree make-up artist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Douglas Education Center Make-Up Artist/Specialist Report

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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