Federal data
Highest earning certificate cosmetology programs in New Jersey
New Jersey cosmetology programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield | North Plainfield | For-profit, under 2-year | $22,676 | 71 |
| 2 | Cutting Edge Academy | Succasunna | For-profit, under 2-year | $19,411 | 51 |
| 3 | Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology | Wayne | For-profit, under 2-year | $18,519 | 120 |
| 4 | Empire Beauty School | Union | For-profit, under 2-year | $18,408 | 626 |
| 5 | Shore Beauty School | Egg Harbor Township | For-profit, under 2-year | $18,284 | 116 |
| 6 | Lincoln Technical Institute | Iselin | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,643 | 480 |
| 7 | Artistic Academy of Hair Design | Morris Plains | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,274 | 138 |
| 8 | Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness | Voorhees | For-profit, under 2-year | $16,954 | 262 |
| 9 | Innovate Salon Academy | South Plainfield | For-profit, under 2-year | $16,420 | 235 |
| 10 | P B Cosmetology Education Center | Gloucester | For-profit, under 2-year | $16,387 | 120 |
| 11 | Parisian Beauty School | Hackensack | For-profit, under 2-year | $15,517 | 400 |
| 12 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York | West New York | For-profit, under 2-year | $14,650 | 230 |
| 13 | Total Image Beauty Academy | Union City | For-profit, under 2-year | $12,507 | 117 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.