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Most Popular Cosmetology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire

2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire

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Finding the Best Cosmetology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, cosmetology students earned 393 degrees and certificates from a New Hampshire school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Cosmetology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Hampshire to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Cosmetology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Empire Beauty School-Hooksett to be the most popular school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Hampshire. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hooksett, Empire Beauty School-Hooksett is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in cosmetology at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Empire Beauty School-Somersworth is a great place for cosmetology students working on their basic certificate. Empire Beauty School-Somersworth is a small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Somersworth.

About 98% of the students majoring in cosmetology at the school are women while 2% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics - A Paul Mitchell Partner School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular cosmetology schools in New Hampshire. Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Bedford.

Women make up 97% of the cosmetology majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Empire Beauty School-Laconia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular cosmetology schools in New Hampshire. Located in the distant town of Laconia, Empire Beauty School-Laconia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New England School of Hair Design is a great place for cosmetology students working on their basic certificate. New England School of Hair Design is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of West Lebanon.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Paul Mitchell the School Portsmouth is a great place for cosmetology students working on their basic certificate. Paul Mitchell the School Portsmouth is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Portsmouth.

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Best Cosmetology Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,771
Maine 352
Connecticut 542
Rhode Island 181
Vermont 52

Cosmetology is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Cosmetology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 50,210
Aesthetician/Esthetician & Skin Care Specialist 40,040
Nail Technician/Specialist & Manicurist 13,960
Barbering/Barber 9,893
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist 2,907
Other Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts 2,184
Master Aesthetician/Esthetician 1,729
Hair Styling/Stylist & Hair Design 1,238
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, & Nail Instructor 1,230
Make-Up Artist/Specialist 440
Electrolysis/Electrology & Electrolysis Technician 354
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager 336
Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup & Tattooing 90

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 6 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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