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Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Nebraska

2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Nebraska

6 Colleges
$21,359 Avg Salary
$10,734 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Cosmetology 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.

The Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska 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 Nebraska.

Our 2023 rankings named Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics the most popular school in Nebraska for cosmetology students. Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Xenon International Academy-Omaha landed the # 2 spot on the list. Xenon International School of hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Hair Design-East Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Lincoln, College of Hair Design-East Campus is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Joseph’s College Cosmetology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Joseph's College Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Hair Design-Downtown. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Lincoln, College of Hair Design-Downtown is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Wisconsin Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner Group-PMTS Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for cosmetology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Wisconsin Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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Best Cosmetology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Cosmetology Colleges 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 6 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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