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2023 Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$5,740 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,507 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Cosmetology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 152 degrees and certificates were awarded to cosmetology students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #98 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Cosmetology Associate Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the best value school in Washington for cosmetology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that cosmetology majors at CPTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,538.

Read full report on Cosmetology at Clover Park Technical College

Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 196
Oregon 11
Hawaii 20

One of 4 majors within the area of study, cosmetology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Cosmetology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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