2026 Rankings

    Best Hair Stylist Schools

    Data-driven rankings of 99 trade colleges with Hair Stylist programs. No paid placements.

    99 Schools RankedPowered by IPEDS Data

    Showing 1–25 of 99 schools

    #1
    80.5/ 100
    Boca Beauty Academy

    Boca Raton, FL · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:88%
    Student-Faculty:10:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$8,957
    Financial Aid:99%
    #2
    74.9/ 100
    Mountainland Technical College

    Lehi, UT · Public Institution

    Grad Rate:72%
    Student-Faculty:6:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$4,753
    Financial Aid:86%
    #3
    74.3/ 100
    Renaissance Academie

    Provo, UT · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:97%
    Student-Faculty:4:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$10,128
    Financial Aid:60%
    #4
    72.1/ 100
    Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology

    Kennewick, WA · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:85%
    Student-Faculty:5:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$12,884
    Financial Aid:100%
    #5
    69.9/ 100
    Aveda Institute-Provo

    Provo, UT · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:89%
    Student-Faculty:4:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$13,020
    Financial Aid:31%
    #6
    68.2/ 100
    Turning Point Beauty College

    Chandler, AZ · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:90%
    Student-Faculty:10:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$10,263
    Financial Aid:97%
    #7
    67.5/ 100
    Parisian Beauty School

    Hackensack, NJ · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:78%
    Student-Faculty:7:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:2
    Avg Tuition:$6,810
    Financial Aid:90%
    #8
    66.9/ 100
    Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute

    Bethpage, NY · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:92%
    Student-Faculty:13:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$3,495
    Financial Aid:90%
    #9
    65.5/ 100
    G Skin & Beauty Institute

    Schaumburg, IL · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:81%
    Student-Faculty:9:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$16,670
    Financial Aid:71%
    #10
    64.4/ 100
    International School of Beauty Inc

    Palm Desert, CA · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:80%
    Student-Faculty:12:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$10,620
    Financial Aid:79%
    #11
    64.2/ 100
    Laurel Business Institute

    Uniontown, PA · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:71%
    Student-Faculty:6:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:92%
    #11
    64.2/ 100
    Futura Career Institute

    Hialeah, FL · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:91%
    Student-Faculty:58:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$9,025
    Financial Aid:96%
    #13
    64.1/ 100
    United Beauty College

    Denver, CO · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:96%
    Student-Faculty:6:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$8,053
    Financial Aid:62%
    #14
    60.6/ 100
    Cameo College of Essential Beauty

    Murray, UT · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:74%
    Student-Faculty:7:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$11,054
    Financial Aid:48%
    #15
    60.0/ 100
    Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College

    Bend, OR · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:80%
    Student-Faculty:13:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$10,240
    Financial Aid:83%
    #16
    59.8/ 100
    Emma's Beauty Academy-Mayaguez

    Mayaguez, PR · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:76%
    Student-Faculty:16:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$7,035
    Financial Aid:99%
    #17
    59.3/ 100
    International Academy of Style

    Reno, NV · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:89%
    Student-Faculty:9:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$11,497
    Financial Aid:76%
    #18
    59.1/ 100
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    Century College

    San Juan, PR · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:86%
    Student-Faculty:26:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:N/A
    Financial Aid:100%
    #19
    58.8/ 100
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    Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College

    Kansas City, MO · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:79%
    Student-Faculty:6:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$10,275
    Financial Aid:83%
    #20
    58.4/ 100
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    Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville

    Strongsville, OH · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:81%
    Student-Faculty:7:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$15,623
    Financial Aid:71%
    #20
    58.4/ 100
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    Shear Excellence Hair Academy

    Tampa, FL · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:68%
    Student-Faculty:7:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$6,918
    Financial Aid:100%
    #22
    58.3/ 100
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    International Beauty School 4

    Martinsburg, WV · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:81%
    Student-Faculty:14:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$12,250
    Financial Aid:100%
    #23
    58.0/ 100
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    Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty

    Grants Pass, OR · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:78%
    Student-Faculty:9:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$10,880
    Financial Aid:81%
    #24
    57.2/ 100
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    Phagans Medford Beauty School

    Medford, OR · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:72%
    Student-Faculty:5:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$10,880
    Financial Aid:82%
    #25
    56.7/ 100
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    Studio Beauty School

    Spokane Valley, WA · Private Trade School

    Grad Rate:90%
    Student-Faculty:20:1
    Hair Stylist Programs:1
    Avg Tuition:$12,353
    Financial Aid:63%

    Rankings evaluate trade and vocational colleges offering Hair Stylist programs using six weighted metrics derived from federal IPEDS data. Percentile ranks are computed within the Hair Stylist group specifically.

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