Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City Cosmetology (Certificate): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Certificate in Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
- Private for-profit college
- Cedar City, UT
- About 42 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City cosmetology graduates earn less than graduates of most cosmetology programs nationally, $11,052 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $5,500 in federal loans, less than at 95% of cosmetology programs in the country. Debt is low, but pay is also below the Utah median of $20,460.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Utah and national columns are the medians across all cosmetology certificate programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Utah cosmetology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Utah medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $58 a month, or 6.3% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
89% of graduates (40 of 45) were working in Utah one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of Utah outside metro areas are about 7% below the national average, so a $11,052 salary here buys what about $11,874 buys in a typical US city.
The median Utah cosmetologist earns $35,140, compared with a national median of $35,790. After adjusting for Utah prices, that pay is worth about $35,544, which puts Utah slightly behind.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to cosmetology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
$35,140Median pay in Utah. 2,810 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 73,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Manicurists and Pedicurists
$28,820Median pay in Utah. 1,150 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 21,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
$44,010Median pay in Utah. 930 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Skincare Specialists
$45,490Median pay in Utah. 1,160 people work in this job in Utah. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
About Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City
Cosmetology is the only certificate program at Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City that reports first-year earnings.
Other cosmetology certificate programs near Cedar City
Common questions
The median graduate earns $11,052 one year after graduating. Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Utah earn a median of $35,140 across all experience levels.
The median federal loan balance is $5,500, which ranks the lowest of 16 cosmetology certificate programs in Utah. That works out to about $58 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 50% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 55%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Utah programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 89% (40 of 45) were working in Utah one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Utah comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the cosmetology program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024