Federal data
Highest earning certificate cosmetology programs in New York
New York 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 | Aesthetic Science Institute | Latham | For-profit, under 2-year | $22,638 | 106 |
| 2 | Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca | West Seneca | For-profit, under 2-year | $22,092 | 140 |
| 3 | Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics | New York | For-profit, under 2-year | $21,516 | 180 |
| 4 | New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa | white plains | For-profit, under 2-year | $20,531 | 95 |
| 5 | Barber & Beauty Institute of New York | Hempstead | For-profit, under 2-year | $19,470 | 42 |
| 6 | Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup | New York | For-profit, under 2-year | $19,396 | 400 |
| 7 | Arrojo Cosmetology School | New York | For-profit, under 2-year | $18,528 | 122 |
| 8 | New York Institute of Beauty | Islandia | For-profit, under 2-year | $18,365 | 151 |
| 9 | Continental School of Beauty Culture | Rochester | For-profit, under 2-year | $18,208 | 630 |
| 10 | Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers | Nanuet | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,982 | 266 |
| 11 | Western Suffolk BOCES | Northport | Public, 2-year | $17,906 | 46 |
| 12 | Shear Ego International School of Hair Design | Rochester | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,747 | 110 |
| 13 | Paul Mitchell the School | Schenectady | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,570 | 122 |
| 14 | The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda | Tonawanda | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,534 | 159 |
| 15 | Brittany Beauty Academy | Brooklyn | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,026 | 171 |
| 16 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York | New York | For-profit, under 2-year | $16,886 | 194 |
| 17 | Brittany Beauty Academy | Levittown | For-profit, under 2-year | $16,822 | 201 |
| 18 | Empire Beauty School | Astoria | For-profit, under 2-year | $16,251 | 817 |
| 19 | Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute | Bethpage | For-profit, under 2-year | $15,644 | 133 |
| 20 | Erie 1 BOCES | West Seneca | Public, under 2-year | $15,359 | 51 |
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.