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Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. programs in North Carolina

Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.

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Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating27 of 100
Programs with 5-year earnings28 of 100
Programs with a cost estimate63 of 100

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

Dallas, NC · Public

Gaston College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$27,0081 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Salisbury, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$22,5781 year after completion
$26,7045 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Raleigh, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$22,0601 year after completion
$28,3875 years after completion
Est. total cost $36,150 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Chapel Hill, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$21,2821 year after completion
$29,9755 years after completion
Est. total cost $41,265 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Raleigh, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$21,2321 year after completion
$29,4055 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Sanford, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$21,1861 year after completion
$25,8515 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Thomasville, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$19,0241 year after completion
$17,0315 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Greenville, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$18,6171 year after completion
$25,0505 years after completion
Est. total cost $22,875 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Concord, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$18,2951 year after completion
$22,9135 years after completion
Est. total cost $29,352 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Charlotte, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$18,2951 year after completion
$22,9135 years after completion
Est. total cost $31,187 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Statesville, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$18,2571 year after completion
$20,9265 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,897 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Charlotte, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$18,2171 year after completion
$29,6905 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,690 2-year degree
Charlotte, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$17,7541 year after completion
$19,9135 years after completion
Est. total cost $32,017 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Jamestown, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$17,1931 year after completion
$19,7565 years after completion
Est. total cost $29,854 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Fayetteville, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$17,1891 year after completion
$23,3225 years after completion
Est. total cost $36,807 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Charlotte, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$16,9371 year after completion
$25,6285 years after completion
Est. total cost $45,836 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Mooresville, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$16,9271 year after completion
$24,7885 years after completion
Est. total cost $33,830 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Greensboro, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$16,8971 year after completion
$22,5945 years after completion
Est. total cost $33,695 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Hickory, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$16,5061 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $20,951 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Wilmington, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$16,0951 year after completion
$23,2045 years after completion
Est. total cost $45,985 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Winston-Salem, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$15,9881 year after completion
$21,0005 years after completion
Est. total cost $32,841 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Greensboro, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Good Value
Earnings
$15,8891 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,550 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Asheville, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$15,0261 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $26,658 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Mebane, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$14,7361 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Jacksonville, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$14,4441 year after completion
$21,2125 years after completion
Est. total cost $18,827 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Sylva, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$14,3541 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Kinston, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$14,1721 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Sylva, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$12,3281 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,414 2-year degree
Shelby, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Outstanding Value
Earnings
$11,7621 year after completion
$17,9445 years after completion
Est. total cost $1,980 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Lumberton, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$11,7501 year after completion
$22,1295 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Durham, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$11,5721 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $23,520 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Charlotte, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$11,5721 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $41,382 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Winston-Salem, NC · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$11,1921 year after completion
$23,1395 years after completion
Est. total cost $29,074 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Hudson, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$10,1861 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $21,512 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Morehead City, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$9,7471 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $21,420 1 to less than 2 year certificate
New Bern, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$7,3881 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,545 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Graham, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Graham, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,218 2-year degree
Washington, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Washington, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,000 2-year degree
Dublin, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Dublin, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $19,102 2-year degree
Flat Rock, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,512 2-year degree
Flat Rock, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Bolivia, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $18,018 2-year degree
Bolivia, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Wilmington, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $19,220 2-year degree
Wilmington, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$24,5375 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Sanford, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$18,6835 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,892 2-year degree
Charlotte, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Elizabeth City, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,483 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Thomasville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $17,506 2-year degree
Tarboro, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$11,5215 years after completion
Est. total cost $0 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Fayetteville, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Fayetteville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $7,178 2-year degree
Dallas, NC · Public

Gaston College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,184 2-year degree
Weldon, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Weldon, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $18,080 2-year degree
Clyde, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Clyde, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,446 2-year degree
Spindale, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Spindale, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $21,516 2-year degree
Kenansville, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Kenansville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $3,726 2-year degree
Smithfield, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $3,552 2-year degree
Smithfield, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Kinston, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,254 2-year degree
Williamston, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $5,352 2-year degree
Williamston, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Spruce Pine, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Spruce Pine, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,722 2-year degree
Marion, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Marion, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $15,568 2-year degree
Rocky Mount, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Rocky Mount, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,676 2-year degree
Roxboro, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $2,179 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Asheboro, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,836 2-year degree
Asheboro, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Lumberton, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $5,784 2-year degree
Wentworth, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Wentworth, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,120 2-year degree
Salisbury, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $15,962 2-year degree
Clinton, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Clinton, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,216 2-year degree
Pinehurst, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$26,6775 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,314 2-year degree
Pinehurst, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Whiteville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $18,296 2-year degree
Whiteville, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Albemarle, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Albemarle, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,442 2-year degree
Dobson, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Dobson, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,922 2-year degree
Murphy, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $15,598 2-year degree
Murphy, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Henderson, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,539 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Raleigh, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $17,518 2-year degree
Morganton, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,896 2-year degree
Morganton, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
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