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Cosmetology Schools in New Mexico
14 schools in New Mexico offer cosmetology-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Federal program data groups cosmetology with barbering — schools below may offer any of these.
Occupation pay is what working cosmetology professionals in New Mexico earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
Official license records related to cosmetology in New Mexico
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- Cosmetologist Instructor — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
- Cosmetologist License — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
- Barber/Cosmetologist Instructor — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
- Barber License — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
- Electrologist License — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
- Barber Instructor — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.
Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clovis Community College | Clovis | public | $3,230 | 21.1% | $34,020 |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | Gallup | public | $4,868 | 24.9% | $44,792 |
| Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque | public | $4,621 | 34% | $36,869 |
| Luna Community College | Las Vegas | public | $4,595 | 20.8% | $32,461 |
| San Juan College | Farmington | public | $5,769 | 38.5% | $36,513 |
| New Mexico Junior College | Hobbs | public | $6,524 | 20.8% | $34,233 |
| Northern New Mexico College | Espanola | public | $7,276 | 29.7% | $38,112 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | private for-profit | $15,634 | 79.6% | $33,273 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe | Santa Fe | private for-profit | $17,279 | 75.4% | not reported |
| Aveda Institute-New Mexico | Albuquerque | private for-profit | $15,607 | 85.2% | not reported |
| Glitz School of Cosmetology | Las Cruces | private for-profit | $14,378 | 63.8% | not reported |
| Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute | Albuquerque | private for-profit | $13,175 | 90.1% | not reported |
| Urban Academy of Beauty | Rio Rancho | private for-profit | not reported | not reported | $33,273 |
| A Better U Beauty Barber Academy | Albuquerque | private for-profit | $20,249 | 89.9% | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not cosmetology graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
Common questions: Cosmetology school in New Mexico
- How much do Cosmetology schools cost in New Mexico?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 14 cosmetology schools in New Mexico is $7,276. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- What does a cosmetology earn in New Mexico?
- Working cosmetology professionals in New Mexico earn a median of $37,750 per year, ranging from about $27,190 to $52,560 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.
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