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2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Montana

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$16,889 Avg Salary
$9,116 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Cosmetology School for You

Cosmetology is the most popular major in Montana with 184 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Montana to see which programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the cosmetology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Montana.

#1

Montana Academy of Salons

Great Falls, MT

Our 2023 rankings named Montana Academy of Salons the most popular school in Montana for cosmetology students. Located in the small city of Great Falls, Montana Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Crevier’s Academy of Cosmetology Arts. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Montana list. Located in the remote town of Kalispell, Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Cosmetology at Crevier’s Academy of Cosmetology Arts

#3

Academy of Cosmetology

Bozeman, MT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Cosmetology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Montana list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Butte Academy of Beauty Culture helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best cosmetology schools in Montana. Butte Academy of Beauty is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Butte.

Full Cosmetology at Butte Academy of Beauty Culture Report

Best Cosmetology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Cosmetology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,843
Utah 2,876
Idaho 1,174
Wyoming 65

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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