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2023 Best Value Cosmetology Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$1,684 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,851 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Cosmetology School for You

With 34 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, cosmetology is the #96 most popular major in New Mexico.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Cosmetology Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value programs for cosmetology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Cosmetology Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Cosmetology Colleges.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Cosmetology

$1,684 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the best value school in New Mexico for cosmetology students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $1,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CNM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Cosmetology Schools in New Mexico list.

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#2

Aveda Institute - New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aveda Institute - New Mexico. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Cosmetology Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, Aveda Institute - New Mexico is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, cosmetology graduates from Aveda Institute - New Mexico take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho is a great value for cosmetology students. Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rio-Rancho.

After completing their degree, cosmetology graduates from Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio Rancho carry an average student debtload of $11,750. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $68, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Cosmetology Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that cosmetology majors at Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Albuquerque take out is $11,750. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $68, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Alamogordo, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, cosmetology graduates from Olympian Academy of Cosmetology take out $13,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $38, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe is a great value for cosmetology students. Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Santa Fe.

Cosmetology majors at Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe take out an average of $9,508 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Cosmetology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 159
Arizona 14

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

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 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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