2023 Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Cosmetology Associate Degree School for You

Cosmetology is the most popular major in Michigan with 2,766 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for cosmetology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Cosmetology

#1

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

4 Associate Degrees

#6 in Quality in Michigan

$5,650 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Schoolcraft College to be the best value school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Schoolcraft College are $5,650 a year.

Schoolcraft College 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 Michigan list.

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#2

Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, MI

1 Associate Degrees

#3 in Quality in Michigan

$5,400 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Auburn Hills, Oakland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Oakland Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Michigan list.

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Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools 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.