Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

126,175 students earn a cosmetology and related personal grooming services credential each year across 1,519 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $17,143
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $22,442

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Associate programs — top 100 of 148 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington70$19,3891 year out$23,492$11,000 2Douglas Education CenterMonessen, Pennsylvania58$19,3471 year out$25,715$12,000 3Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio, Texas47—1 year out——4Citrus CollegeGlendora, California39—1 year out——5Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, Alabama38—1 year out——6Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas37$15,3721 year out$21,810$31,123 7Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona32—1 year out——8Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, Alabama31$19,1071 year out——9Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico29$16,4961 year out$24,742—10Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California28—1 year out——11Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California26—1 year out——12Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals, Alabama25—1 year out——13Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina25—1 year out$29,690—14Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California22—1 year out$13,200—15Bevill State Community CollegeJasper, Alabama20$19,0131 year out——16Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina19—1 year out——17Sampson Community CollegeClinton, North Carolina19—1 year out——18Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, Alabama18—1 year out——19Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas18—1 year out——20Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, North Carolina18—1 year out——21Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California17—1 year out$12,552—22Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorrington, Wyoming17$24,9951 year out——23Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington16—1 year out——24George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama15—1 year out——25Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California15—1 year out——26Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi15—1 year out——27Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, California14—1 year out——28El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California14—1 year out——29East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi14—1 year out——30Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina14—1 year out$18,683—31Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, North Carolina14—1 year out——32San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas14—1 year out——33San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California13—1 year out——34Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii13—1 year out$20,863—35Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina13—1 year out——36Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California12—1 year out——37Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas12—1 year out——38Butte CollegeOroville, California11—1 year out——39Laney CollegeOakland, California10—1 year out——40Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota10—1 year out——41Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina10—1 year out——42San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico9—1 year out——43Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina9—1 year out——44Alamance Community CollegeGraham, North Carolina9—1 year out——45Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, Washington9—1 year out——46Compton CollegeCompton, California8—1 year out——47Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, Mississippi8$12,6931 year out——48Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina8—1 year out——49Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina8—1 year out$26,677—50Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin8—1 year out——51J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville, Alabama7—1 year out——52GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona7—1 year out——53College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois7—1 year out——54Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota7—1 year out$36,168—55Clovis Community CollegeClovis, New Mexico7—1 year out$17,809—56Bladen Community CollegeDublin, North Carolina7—1 year out——57Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, North Carolina7—1 year out——58Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, Texas7—1 year out——59Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah7—1 year out——60Remington College-Cleveland CampusCleveland, Ohio7—1 year out——61San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California6—1 year out——62Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, Kansas6—1 year out——63Independence Community CollegeIndependence, Kansas6—1 year out——64Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota6—1 year out——65Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, North Carolina6—1 year out——66Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, North Carolina6—1 year out——67Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina6—1 year out——68Haywood Community CollegeClyde, North Carolina6—1 year out——69Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina6—1 year out——70Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina6—1 year out——71Navarro CollegeCorsicana, Texas6—1 year out——72Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas6—1 year out——73Weatherford CollegeWeatherford, Texas6—1 year out——74Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas5—1 year out——75Lamar Community CollegeLamar, Colorado5—1 year out——76Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana5—1 year out——77Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas5—1 year out——78Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, North Carolina5—1 year out——79Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, North Carolina5—1 year out——80Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah5—1 year out——81Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming5—1 year out——82Eastern Arizona CollegeThatcher, Arizona4—1 year out——83Northland Pioneer CollegeHolbrook, Arizona4—1 year out——84Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California4—1 year out——85Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California4—1 year out——86Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado4—1 year out——87City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, Illinois4—1 year out——88John A Logan CollegeCarterville, Illinois4—1 year out——89Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City, Kansas4—1 year out——90Mott Community CollegeFlint, Michigan4—1 year out——91Kirtland Community CollegeGrayling, Michigan4—1 year out——92McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, North Carolina4—1 year out——93Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, North Carolina4—1 year out——94Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville, Texas4—1 year out——95Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant, Texas4—1 year out——96Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington4—1 year out——97Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California3—1 year out——98Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois3—1 year out——99Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa3—1 year out——100Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, Iowa3—1 year out——

Certificate programs — top 100 of 1,507 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico2,144$10,2161 year out$15,210$9,500 2Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-CovingtonCovington, Louisiana1,939$18,6051 year out$25,748$9,833 3Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-EverettEverett, Washington858$23,4201 year out$24,890$9,164 4Douglas J Aveda InstituteEast Lansing, Michigan772$18,0821 year out$24,646$9,833 5Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & MakeupNew York, New York749$19,3961 year out$24,008$6,197 6Aveda Institute-South FloridaDavie, Florida740$17,8061 year out$23,107$9,000 7Alturas Cosmetology of Arizona LLCChandler, Arizona645$22,4341 year out$25,548$6,333 8Aveda Institute-Tampa BayClearwater, Florida583$19,4561 year out$27,555$9,416 9Advance Beauty CollegeGarden Grove, California569$10,9811 year out$14,495$8,135 10Asian-American International Beauty CollegeWestminster, California568$9,6471 year out$14,226$7,711 11Elaine Sterling InstituteAtlanta, Georgia477$15,2631 year out$26,456$13,256 12Southeastern Esthetics InstituteElgin, South Carolina435$21,5471 year out—$7,029 13Celebrity School of BeautyMiami, Florida426$13,3051 year out$15,418$7,000 14Milan Institute-ClovisClovis, California421$13,3861 year out$23,012$7,917 15Avalon Institute-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona409$21,4961 year out$29,008$8,081 16Long Island Nail Skin & Hair InstituteBethpage, New York395$15,6441 year out$22,228$6,333 17Paul Mitchell the School-SacramentoSacramento, California389$15,3221 year out$20,569$10,526 18Penrose AcademyScottsdale, Arizona380$23,7001 year out$32,167$8,043 19G Skin & Beauty InstituteSchaumburg, Illinois377$21,4611 year out$27,906$7,917 20Georgia Career InstituteConyers, Georgia367$17,0411 year out$23,066$10,222 21Bellus Academy-PowayPoway, California364$17,7451 year out$22,442$9,833 22Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegeValdosta, Georgia359$19,6591 year out$18,870—23Century CollegeSan Juan, Puerto Rico357$7,9021 year out$14,903$3,394 24Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas356$20,0201 year out$22,864$8,433 25Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia356—1 year out$25,294$7,217 26Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft WorthFort Worth, Texas354$20,1061 year out$25,413$8,467 27Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-StaffordStafford, Texas352$18,9161 year out$25,993$9,560 28Total Image Beauty AcademyUnion City, New Jersey351$12,5071 year out$19,600$8,500 29Instituto Educativo PremierPonce, Puerto Rico347$10,4321 year out$19,862$3,500 30Paul Mitchell the School-Costa MesaCosta Mesa, California331$16,4641 year out$25,624$12,000 31Parisian Beauty SchoolHackensack, New Jersey330$15,5171 year out$27,395$9,083 32Jupiter Beauty AcademyBoston, Massachusetts329$15,7801 year out$25,998$8,740 33Avalon Institute-MesaMesa, Arizona323$21,4961 year out$29,008$8,081 34Capri Cosmetology Learning CentersNanuet, New York320$17,9821 year out$24,854$7,915 35Bellus Academy-Chula VistaChula Vista, California315$14,9961 year out$18,990$16,498 36Avalon Institute-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada315$21,4961 year out$29,008$8,081 37Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisMinneapolis, Minnesota313$24,2301 year out$33,406$9,941 38Federico Beauty InstituteSacramento, California312$16,9401 year out$23,528$6,951 39Casal Institute of NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada309$19,2251 year out$23,374$9,500 40Aveda Fredric's Institute-CincinnatiWest Chester, Ohio308$22,1601 year out$30,177$9,833 41Paul Mitchell the School-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri306$20,3681 year out$19,597$9,833 42Jean Madeline Aveda InstitutePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania304$14,0811 year out$26,712$12,028 43Milan Institute-BakersfieldBakersfield, California303$13,3861 year out$23,012$7,917 44La Belle Beauty SchoolHialeah, Florida301$12,4021 year out$18,264$8,149 45Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & CosmetologyWayne, New Jersey301$18,5191 year out$24,291$6,211 46San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas299$15,6551 year out$30,861$8,791 47Cameo College of Essential BeautyMurray, Utah297$22,8851 year out$26,990$6,150 48Aveda Institute-DenverDenver, Colorado297$26,6361 year out$33,463$12,000 49Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessVoorhees, New Jersey296$16,9541 year out$25,431$6,333 50Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-AllianceAlliance, Ohio294$13,6231 year out—$10,250 51G Skin & Beauty InstituteOakbrook, Illinois294$18,9871 year out$33,521$7,917 52Boca Beauty AcademyBoca Raton, Florida294$16,7301 year out$20,910$6,920 53South Hills Beauty AcademyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania292$20,8521 year out$25,648$7,662 54Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-BridgeviewBridgeview, Illinois292$17,9431 year out$22,035$10,719 55American Institute of BeautyLargo, Florida291$18,3271 year out$23,605$9,500 56Paul Mitchell the School-ModestoModesto, California288$20,0601 year out$17,809$7,381 57My Le's Beauty CollegeSacramento, California287$13,6171 year out$11,108—58Paul Mitchell the School-TemeculaTemecula, California282$14,5071 year out$23,367$13,667 59Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-DallasDallas, Texas275$20,1061 year out$25,413$8,467 60Clary Sage CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma275$16,9481 year out$20,723$11,241 61West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia274$11,9251 year out$21,930$8,500 62Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationLa Puente, California274$9,4671 year out$16,418—63Davis Technical CollegeKaysville, Utah273$18,7451 year out—$5,500 64Central Oklahoma CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma272$19,1491 year out$29,459$8,707 65D'Mart InstituteBarranquitas, Puerto Rico267$7,9081 year out$11,516—66Paul Mitchell the School-EsaniRoswell, Georgia267$17,6671 year out$23,950$12,541 67Cosmetology & Spa AcademyCrystal Lake, Illinois261$22,0961 year out—$9,833 68Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllenMcAllen, Texas256$14,6421 year out$20,509$7,917 69Nouvelle InstituteMiami, Florida253—1 year out$13,987—70Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida251$24,3611 year out$35,090$9,500 71Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood, Florida250$15,3381 year out$15,470$9,105 72Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville IncKnoxville, Tennessee250$17,5061 year out——73Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New YorkWest New York, New Jersey246$14,6501 year out$18,870$8,428 74Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-ArlingtonArlington, Texas245$20,0201 year out$22,864$8,433 75Oliver Finley Academy of CosmetologyBoise, Idaho245$20,2581 year out$22,281$9,166 76Lu Ross AcademyVentura, California242$15,3891 year out$20,420$7,643 77Continental School of Beauty Culture-RochesterRochester, New York242$18,2081 year out$24,887$9,617 78La Belle Beauty AcademyMiami, Florida241$12,0871 year out$13,837$8,149 79Moler Barber CollegeOakland, California240$18,9471 year out$22,164$14,518 80Mountainland Technical CollegeLehi, Utah239$18,2181 year out$14,902—81Beauty Academy of South FloridaHialeah Gardens, Florida238$13,8661 year out$15,505$7,386 82Hollywood Institute of Beauty CareersHollywood, Florida236$15,5401 year out$20,055$9,500 83Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana235$18,8461 year out$24,660$11,944 84California College of Barbering and CosmetologyStockton, California235$20,0651 year out—$9,344 85Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-HighlandHighland, Indiana234$16,1181 year out$23,048$11,750 86New York Institute of BeautyIslandia, New York234$18,3651 year out$24,540$6,062 87Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, Florida234$15,5401 year out$20,055$9,500 88Cortiva InstituteLinthicum, Maryland233$20,7541 year out$27,921$7,917 89Palomar Institute of CosmetologySan Marcos, California231$17,2191 year out$22,861$9,000 90Atelier Esthetique Institute of EstheticsNew York, New York230$21,5161 year out$26,625$6,333 91Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-CasselberryCasselberry, Florida229$15,5401 year out$20,055$9,500 92Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North DallasDallas, Texas228$20,1061 year out$25,413$8,467 93Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-WillowbrookHouston, Texas228$18,9161 year out$25,993$9,560 94Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El PasoEl Paso, Texas226$14,9431 year out$19,776$7,917 95Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia225—1 year out$16,481—96Modern Hairstyling Institute-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico225$6,4541 year out$11,479$3,014 97Salon Success Academy-UplandUpland, California223$16,5261 year out$21,193$9,689 98Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia221$17,1571 year out$21,834$16,324 99Boca Beauty Academy-ParklandParkland, Florida221$16,7301 year out$20,910$6,920 100Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver, Colorado220$20,0141 year out—$9,500

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).