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Esthetician schools in New Mexico
New Mexico has 7 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in New Mexico, expect to start around $30,010–$35,090 and reach a median of $47,230 with experience; the top quarter earn $66,960 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Mexico). Graduates of these New Mexico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $16,915 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in New Mexico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 370 employed in New Mexico. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in New Mexico, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbuquerqueClovisLas CrucesSanta Fe
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | for-profit | 51 | $18,572 | $10,556 | 78% | $19,201 |
| Aveda Institute-New Mexico | Albuquerque | for-profit | 42 | $17,368 | $8,028 | 88% | $19,754 |
| Olympian Academy of Cosmetology | Las Cruces | for-profit | 63 | $16,462 | $10,247 | not reported | not reported |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe | Santa Fe | for-profit | 26 | $15,517 | $7,593 | 75% | $26,582 |
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute | Albuquerque | for-profit | 80 | not reported | $6,333 | 94% | $17,425 |
| Glitz School of Cosmetology | Las Cruces | for-profit | 59 | not reported | $7,308 | 69% | $20,123 |
| Clovis Community College | Clovis | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.