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Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Rhode Island

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$18,247 Avg Salary
$9,108 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Cosmetology School for You

In 2021-2022, cosmetology students earned 181 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Rhode Island 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.

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

Our analysis found Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston to be the most popular school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cranston.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Empire Beauty School-Warwick is a great place for cosmetology students. Empire Beauty School-Warwick is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Cosmetology Trade Schools in Rhode Island list. Paul Mitchell the School Rhode Island is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cranston.

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Best Cosmetology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,771
Maine 352
Connecticut 542
New Hampshire 393
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 3 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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