2026 Rankings

Best Trade Schools in New York

Data-driven rankings of 138 trade colleges in New York based on graduation rates, student outcomes, and affordability. No paid placements.

138 Schools RankedPowered by IPEDS Data

Showing 1–25 of 138 schools

78.4/ 100

Erie 1 BOCES

West Seneca, NY · Public Institution

Grad Rate:83%

Student-Faculty:4:1

Programs:10

Avg Tuition:$9,050

Financial Aid:91%

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73.1/ 100

Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES

Elmira, NY · Public Institution

Grad Rate:84%

Student-Faculty:6:1

Programs:4

Avg Tuition:$9,025

Financial Aid:100%

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73.0/ 100

Brittany Beauty Academy

Levittown, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:88%

Student-Faculty:8:1

Programs:4

Avg Tuition:$4,556

Financial Aid:100%

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70.4/ 100

Western Suffolk BOCES

Northport, NY · Public Institution

Grad Rate:85%

Student-Faculty:7:1

Programs:8

Avg Tuition:$19,171

Financial Aid:82%

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66.8/ 100

Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES

Plattsburgh, NY · Public Institution

Grad Rate:80%

Student-Faculty:2:1

Programs:11

Avg Tuition:$17,594

Financial Aid:76%

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66.5/ 100

Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge

Hauppauge, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:81%

Student-Faculty:7:1

Programs:2

Avg Tuition:$3,100

Financial Aid:89%

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66.4/ 100

Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences

New York, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:94%

Student-Faculty:12:1

Programs:7

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:99%

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65.9/ 100

Arrojo Cosmetology School

New York, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:88%

Student-Faculty:6:1

Programs:3

Avg Tuition:$7,250

Financial Aid:71%

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65.7/ 100

New York Institute of Beauty

Islandia, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:85%

Student-Faculty:8:1

Programs:2

Avg Tuition:$17,344

Financial Aid:100%

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#10

65.6/ 100

Center for Allied Health Education

Brooklyn, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:81%

Student-Faculty:3:1

Programs:5

Avg Tuition:$43,014

Financial Aid:42%

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#11

65.5/ 100

Brittany Beauty Academy

Brooklyn, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:79%

Student-Faculty:6:1

Programs:3

Avg Tuition:$7,292

Financial Aid:91%

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#12

65.0/ 100

Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup

New York, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:96%

Student-Faculty:14:1

Programs:2

Avg Tuition:$1,800

Financial Aid:93%

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#13

64.4/ 100

Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute

Bethpage, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:92%

Student-Faculty:13:1

Programs:3

Avg Tuition:$3,495

Financial Aid:90%

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#14

64.0/ 100

Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers

Nanuet, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:78%

Student-Faculty:7:1

Programs:3

Avg Tuition:$6,248

Financial Aid:78%

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#15

63.4/ 100

EDP School

Brooklyn, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:97%

Student-Faculty:13:1

Programs:3

Avg Tuition:$6,500

Financial Aid:90%

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#16

63.1/ 100

Access Careers

Hempstead, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:92%

Student-Faculty:47:1

Programs:5

Avg Tuition:$5,478

Financial Aid:94%

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#17

62.1/ 100

Cochran School of Nursing

Yonkers, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:81%

Student-Faculty:1:1

Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:N/A

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#18

62.0/ 100

Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES

Liverpool, NY · Public Institution

Grad Rate:82%

Student-Faculty:22:1

Programs:10

Avg Tuition:$10,662

Financial Aid:96%

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#19

61.8/ 100

Aesthetic Science Institute

Latham, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:88%

Student-Faculty:9:1

Programs:4

Avg Tuition:$10,750

Financial Aid:55%

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#19

61.8/ 100

New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa

white plains, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:91%

Student-Faculty:6:1

Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:100%

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#21

61.3/ 100

Merkaz Bnos-Business School

Brooklyn, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:88%

Student-Faculty:10:1

Programs:2

Avg Tuition:$25,420

Financial Aid:100%

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#21

61.3/ 100

Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center

Copiague, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:93%

Student-Faculty:9:1

Programs:1

Avg Tuition:$10,784

Financial Aid:78%

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#23

60.9/ 100

Hunter Business School

Levittown, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:81%

Student-Faculty:15:1

Programs:7

Avg Tuition:$25,666

Financial Aid:91%

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#24

59.7/ 100

Access Careers-Islandia

Islandia, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:79%

Student-Faculty:11:1

Programs:2

Avg Tuition:$7,663

Financial Aid:92%

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#25

59.5/ 100

Grace International Beauty School

Flushing, NY · Private Trade School

Grad Rate:87%

Student-Faculty:8:1

Programs:3

Avg Tuition:$3,275

Financial Aid:16%

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Our rankings evaluate trade and vocational colleges using six weighted metrics derived from federal IPEDS data: graduation rate, student-faculty ratio, program breadth, institutional scale, financial accessibility, and affordability. Schools must meet minimum eligibility requirements to be ranked.

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