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Best Value Cosmetology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value Cosmetology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,041 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Cosmetology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Cosmetology is the most popular major in New Mexico with 956 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Cosmetology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Cosmetology

Our 2023 rankings named Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque the best value school in New Mexico for cosmetology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Albuquerque, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, cosmetology graduates from Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque carry an average student debtload of $11,236. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $79.

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Aveda Institute - New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

Our 2023 rankings named Aveda Institute - New Mexico the best value school in New Mexico for cosmetology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, Aveda Institute - New Mexico is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, cosmetology majors at Aveda Institute - New Mexico accumulate an average of around $8,834 in student debt.

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Our 2023 rankings named Olympian Academy of Cosmetology the best value school in New Mexico for cosmetology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Alamogordo, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, cosmetology graduates from Olympian Academy of Cosmetology carry an average student debtload of $10,860. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $52.

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Our 2023 rankings named Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe the best value school in New Mexico for cosmetology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Fe.

Cosmetology majors at Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe take out an average of $9,386 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Our 2023 rankings named Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho the best value school in New Mexico for cosmetology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rio Rancho, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, cosmetology graduates from Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho take out $11,236 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $79.

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Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,673
Texas 10,777
Oklahoma 1,553

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

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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