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Most Popular Cosmetology Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico

2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico

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$16,507 Avg Salary
$12,253 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Cosmetology Associate Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Cosmetology Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Cosmetology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Cosmetology Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in New Mexico for cosmetology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cosmetology majors at CNM take out an average of $8,183 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Juan College is a great place for cosmetology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northern New Mexico College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular cosmetology schools in New Mexico. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the town of Espanola.

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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Junior College landed the # 4 spot on the list. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hobbs.

Read full report on Cosmetology at New Mexico Junior College

Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.

About 80% of the students majoring in cosmetology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Best Cosmetology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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