When it comes to popularity, cosmetology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #226 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
There was only one school in New Mexico to review for the 2025 Best Cosmetology Schools in New Mexico ranking.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Cosmetology Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of cosmetology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Central New Mexico Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in cosmetology. CNM is a large public college located in the city of Albuquerque.
Students who graduate with their degree from the cosmetology program report average early career wages of $16,496.
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).