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Best Value Cosmetology Basic Certificate Schools in Nebraska

2023 Best Value Cosmetology Basic Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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Finding the Best Cosmetology Basic Certificate School for You

Cosmetology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nebraska. With 441 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Cosmetology Basic Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nebraska 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 Nebraska

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

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

Our analysis found College of Hair Design-East Campus to be the best value school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, College of Hair Design-East Campus is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Our analysis found Xenon International Academy-Omaha to be the best value school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Nebraska. Xenon International School of hair Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Full Cosmetology at Xenon International Academy-Omaha Report

Our 2023 rankings named College of Hair Design-Downtown the best value school in Nebraska for cosmetology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, College of Hair Design-Downtown is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics the best value school in Nebraska for cosmetology students working on their basic certificate. Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Full Cosmetology at Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics Report

Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Cosmetology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,184
Missouri 1,382
Minnesota 1,054
South Dakota 209
Iowa 685
North Dakota 203

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 4 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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