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Best Value Cosmetology Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut

2023 Best Value Cosmetology Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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Finding the Best Cosmetology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, cosmetology students earned 542 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Cosmetology Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Connecticut to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for cosmetology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Cosmetology Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Cosmetology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Cosmetology

Our analysis found Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology to be the best value school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Branford, Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Our analysis found International Institute of Cosmetology to be the best value school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Wethersfield, International Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Our analysis found Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc to be the best value school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Connecticut. Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Seymour.

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Our 2023 rankings named Paul Mitchell the School North Haven the best value school in Connecticut for cosmetology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of North Haven, Paul Mitchell the School North Haven is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Academy Di Capelli - School of Cosmetology the best value school in Connecticut for cosmetology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Wallingford, Academy Di Capelli is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,771
Maine 352
Rhode Island 181
New Hampshire 393
Vermont 52

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, cosmetology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Cosmetology Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 50,210
Aesthetician/Esthetician & Skin Care Specialist 40,040
Nail Technician/Specialist & Manicurist 13,960
Barbering/Barber 9,893
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist 2,907
Other Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts 2,184
Master Aesthetician/Esthetician 1,729
Hair Styling/Stylist & Hair Design 1,238
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, & Nail Instructor 1,230
Make-Up Artist/Specialist 440
Electrolysis/Electrology & Electrolysis Technician 354
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager 336
Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup & Tattooing 90

Majors Similar to Cosmetology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts 22,075
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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.

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