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2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Connecticut

11 Colleges
$18,235 Avg Salary
$8,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Cosmetology School for You

In 2021-2022, cosmetology students earned 542 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Trade Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Connecticut 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.

Check out the cosmetology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

Our analysis found Paul Mitchell the School North Haven to be the most popular school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of North Haven, Paul Mitchell the School North Haven is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy Di Capelli - School of Cosmetology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Wallingford, Academy Di Capelli is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means International Institute of Cosmetology is a great place for cosmetology students. Located in the large suburb of Wethersfield, International Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ricci’s Academy of Cosmetology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Newtown, Ricci's Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Seymour.

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Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Branford, Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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European Academy of Cosmetology and Hairdressing came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Connecticut ranking. Teach Hairdressing Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Guilford.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for cosmetology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

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#9

Dolce The Academy

Waterbury, CT

Dolce The Academy ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Dolce The Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Belle Academy of Cosmetology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for cosmetology students. Belle Academy of Cosmetology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

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Best Cosmetology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Cosmetology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,771
Maine 352
Rhode Island 181
New Hampshire 393
Vermont 52

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, cosmetology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Cosmetology Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar 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 11 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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