Certificate Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Certificate Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 918 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Emma's Beauty Academy-Juana DiazJuana Diaz, Puerto Rico$2,625——$2k$17k64%3394 mi 2Modern Hairstyling Institute-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico$3,01490%—$6k$18k79%1895 mi 3American Beauty and Trade SchoolMiami, Florida$3,200——$13k—98%836 mi 4Ponca City Beauty CollegePonca City, Oklahoma$3,390——$8k$16k82%38497 mi 5Century CollegeSan Juan, Puerto Rico$3,394——$5k$19k90%6781 mi 6MJ Barber & Beauty AcademyHemet, California$3,423——$20k$20k92%9440 mi 7MJ Barber & Beauty AcademyLa Quinta, California$3,423——$23k$20k83%6673 mi 8Instituto Educativo PremierPonce, Puerto Rico$3,500——$9k$20k78%2903 mi 9Modern Hairstyling Institute-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico$3,500——$5k$17k80%1563 mi 10Neo-Esthetique European InstituteSan Juan, Puerto Rico$3,500——$8k—70%1094 mi 11Professional Institute of BeautyEl Monte, California$3,501——$22k$17k76%9323 mi 12Larry's Barber CollegeChicago, Illinois$3,726——$12k—63%686 mi 13Larry's Barber CollegeChicago, Illinois$3,726——$13k—88%293 mi 14Larry's Barber College-JolietJoliet, Illinois$3,726——$15k—91%2733 mi 15Beyond 21st Century Beauty AcademySanta Fe Springs, California$3,850——$27k$25k—12013 mi 16Shawnee Beauty CollegeShawnee, Oklahoma$4,333——$8k$19k83%60402 mi 17Nuvani InstituteSan Antonio, Texas$4,450——$20k$19k88%12120 mi 18Advanced Barber College and Hair DesignWeslaco, Texas$4,750——$38k$19k60%9137 mi 19Barber & Beauty Institute of New YorkHempstead, New York$4,848——$16k—77%165 mi 20Dallas Barber & Stylist CollegeDallas, Texas$5,125——$20k$20k81%8240 mi 21Traxlers School of HairJackson, Mississippi$5,250——$13k$16k100%98130 mi 22Omega Institute of CosmetologyHouma, Louisiana$5,250——$9k$15k97%5522 mi 23Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas$5,424——$14k$45k31%11,332425 mi 24Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, Texas$5,450——$9k$35k47%1,502239 mi 25Academy of Esthetics and CosmetologySan Fernando, California$5,476——$24k$35k67%3018 mi 26Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersChattanooga, Tennessee$5,499——$34k$26k12%252309 mi 27Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas$5,500——$11k$42k21%45,18840 mi 28Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina$5,500——$4k$32k24%9,47182 mi 29Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida$5,500——$4k$37k36%7,5382 mi 30Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi$5,500——$8k$36k45%5,452291 mi 31Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts$5,500——$6k$37k32%4,75952 mi 32Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton, Texas$5,500——$5k$45k27%4,58544 mi 33Davis Technical CollegeKaysville, Utah$5,500——$13k$42k57%3,027548 mi 34East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi$5,500——$5k$34k48%2,838147 mi 35Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin$5,500——$9k$43k56%2,14984 mi 36Garden City Community CollegeGarden City, Kansas$5,500——$8k$42k50%1,474658 mi 37Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, Kansas$5,500——$6k$37k35%693468 mi 38University of Spa & Cosmetology ArtsSpringfield, Illinois$5,500——$16k$27k64%164177 mi 39Paul Mitchell the School-NYCStaten Island, New York$5,500——$24k$32k84%961 mi 40Artistic Academy of Hair DesignMorris Plains, New Jersey$5,500——$19k$34k83%8821 mi 41Nuvani InstituteEagle Pass, Texas$5,500——$19k$22k92%77187 mi 42Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar CityCedar City, Utah$5,500——$6k—35%51390 mi 43Lively Technical CollegeTallahassee, Florida$5,520——$10k$30k51%76225 mi 44Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyClinton, Mississippi$5,616——$9k$28k67%77134 mi 45New Concept Massage and Beauty SchoolMiami, Florida$5,700——$13k$20k85%1234 mi 46College of the MainlandTexas City, Texas$5,711——$1k$40k31%3,3684 mi 47Florida Academy of Health & BeautyOakland Park, Florida$5,743——$7k$18k83%545 mi 48McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas$5,776——$5k$39k39%5,668179 mi 49Opelousas School of CosmetologyOpelousas, Louisiana$5,797——$13k$26k80%3749 mi 50Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida$5,807——$7k$37k43%10,1763 mi 51Hawaii Institute of Hair DesignHonolulu, Hawaii$5,838——$21k$25k82%851 mi 52Nuvo College of CosmetologyNorton Shores, Michigan$5,911——$19k$18k20%962 mi 53GA Beauty & Barber SchoolMcAllen, Texas$5,953——$12k—59%17152 mi 54Carolina College of Hair Design IncAsheville, North Carolina$6,000——$13k—72%46233 mi 55New York Institute of BeautyIslandia, New York$6,062——$27k—87%2116 mi 56Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin$6,081——$11k$42k52%2,28887 mi 57American Beauty CollegeWest Covina, California$6,091——$26k$22k69%33425 mi 58Advance Beauty Techs AcademyCorona, California$6,140——$28k—80%9028 mi 59Cameo College of Essential BeautyMurray, Utah$6,150———$32k85%257542 mi 60Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & MakeupNew York, New York$6,197——$15k—94%6411 mi 61Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & CosmetologyWayne, New Jersey$6,211————80%35314 mi 62J D Academy of Salon and SpaDanville, California$6,211——$35k—79%9113 mi 63Academy of Career TrainingKissimmee, Florida$6,249———$22k82%10042 mi 64Alturas Cosmetology of Arizona LLCChandler, Arizona$6,333——$13k$27k77%570161 mi 65Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessVoorhees, New Jersey$6,333——$18k$30k94%3466 mi 66Atelier Esthetique Institute of EstheticsNew York, New York$6,333——$16k$41k57%2991 mi 67Long Island Nail Skin & Hair InstituteBethpage, New York$6,333——$18k$23k88%2498 mi 68Blake Austin CollegeVacaville, California$6,333——$29k$43k89%21715 mi 69Aesthetic Science InstituteLatham, New York$6,333——$11k—94%164101 mi 70Academy for Salon ProfessionalsNorthridge, California$6,333——$17k—94%13413 mi 71Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences AcademyHallandale Beach, Florida$6,333——$24k—89%1191 mi 72Los Angeles College of AestheticsLos Angeles, California$6,333——$22k$17k85%11710 mi 73Hoss Lee AcademyRoseville, California$6,333——$28k—92%11245 mi 74Berkowits School of ElectrolysisForest Hills, New York$6,333————84%1024 mi 75Victory Career CollegeCarson, California$6,333————94%1006 mi 76Cortiva InstituteSt. Petersburg, Florida$6,333——$25k$29k79%954 mi 77Design's School of CosmetologyPaso Robles, California$6,333——$18k$24k76%7319 mi 78Sharp Edgez Barber InstituteRochester, New York$6,333——$13k—97%575 mi 79Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare SchoolTucson, Arizona$6,333——$20k—91%53145 mi 80Waynes College of BeautySalinas, California$6,333——$13k—93%466 mi 81Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care TrainingNew York, New York$6,333——$8k—89%341 mi 82Avi Career Trainingvienna, Virginia$6,333——$15k$29k86%2213 mi 83Academy of Massage and BodyworkBear, Delaware$6,376———$31k—813 mi 84Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida$6,400——$5k$38k54%2,30161 mi 85Florida AcademyFort Myers, Florida$6,404——$15k—71%3503 mi 86Tri-State Cosmetology InstituteEl Paso, Texas$6,406——$15k$18k88%126367 mi 87Avenue Academy A Cosmetology InstituteAlbuquerque, New Mexico$6,416——$13k—94%96465 mi 88Stacey James InstituteParker, Colorado$6,500——$17k—81%90741 mi 89Elite College of CosmetologyLexington, Tennessee$6,500——$11k$21k79%53341 mi 90Career Academy of BeautyGarden Grove, California$6,513——$18k$24k92%2195 mi 91New York School of Esthetics & Day Spawhite plains, New York$6,625——$16k—98%1205 mi 92Jenks Beauty CollegeJenks, Oklahoma$6,672——$14k$21k72%95435 mi 93L Makeup InstituteLas Vegas, Nevada$6,702——$31k—61%73230 mi 94Southern School of Beauty IncDurant, Oklahoma$6,750——$4k$10k95%21303 mi 95North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas$6,812——$7k$46k35%5,863295 mi 96Technical College of the RockiesDelta, Colorado$6,850——$4k$46k95%165590 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.