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In 2021-2022, 124,611 degrees and certificates were awarded to cosmetology students, making the major the most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 1,614 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Cosmetology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Cosmetology Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools in Cosmetology
Our 2023 rankings named National University College the most popular school in the United States for cosmetology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 1,614 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute, Covington is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Covington.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup is a great place for cosmetology students. Christine Valmy International School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Douglas J Aveda Institute is a great place for cosmetology students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Douglas J Aveda Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for cosmetology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Everett.
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Celebrity School of Beauty ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Celebrity School of Beauty is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Advance Beauty College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for cosmetology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Garden Grove, Advance Beauty College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Aveda Institute - Tallahassee landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular cosmetology programs. Aveda Institute - Tallahassee is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
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Studio Academy of Beauty did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for cosmetology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Chandler, Studio Academy of Beauty is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stafford, Ogle School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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La Belle Beauty Academy came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools ranking. La Belle Beauty Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.
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Aveda Institute - South Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for cosmetology students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Davie, Aveda Institute - South Florida is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #14, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for cosmetology students. Olympian Academy of Cosmetology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Alamogordo.
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Boca Beauty Academy landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular cosmetology programs. Located in the large suburb of Boca Raton, Boca Beauty Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Asian-American International Beauty College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for cosmetology students. It came in at #16 on the list. Asian-American International Beauty College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.
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G Skin & Beauty Institute ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools list. G Skin and Beauty Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Schaumburg.
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Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools list. Located in the city of San Antonio, Ogle School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Bellus Academy - Poway came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools ranking. Bellus Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Poway.
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With a ranking of #20, South Hills Beauty Academy Inc did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for cosmetology students. South Hills Beauty Academy Inc is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.
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Georgia Career Institute ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools list. Georgia Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Conyers.
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Health and Style Institute landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular cosmetology programs. Health and Style Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Greensboro.
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Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Ogle School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Dallas, Ogle School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #25, Century College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for cosmetology students. Century College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Juan.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1614 different United States cosmetology schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Cosmetology students that almost earned our Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools award.
Cosmetology by Region
View the Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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Cosmetology Related Majors
Cosmetology is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Cosmetology Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Cosmetology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts | 22,075 |
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
| Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
| Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Tiffany Bumgardner.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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