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2023 Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Washington
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Cosmetology Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, cosmetology students earned 2,041 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Cosmetology Associate Degree School
Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Washington. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.
CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,979 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Cosmetology majors at CPTC take out an average of $12,614 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
CPTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 10,294 |
Oregon | 1,020 |
Nevada | 1,575 |
Hawaii | 183 |
Cosmetology Related Majors for Cosmetology
Cosmetology is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Cosmetology Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Culinary Arts | 22,075 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Notes and References
*These values are for the top school only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Tiffany Bumgardner.
More about our data sources and methodologies.