Federal data
Highest earning certificate cosmetology programs in Ohio
Ohio 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 | Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus | Columbus | For-profit, under 2-year | $23,788 | 142 |
| 2 | Salon Institute-Toledo Campus | Toledo | For-profit, 2-year | $22,672 | 66 |
| 3 | Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester | CANAL WINCHESTER | For-profit, 2-year | $22,637 | 56 |
| 4 | Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati | West Chester | For-profit, under 2-year | $22,160 | 232 |
| 5 | Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg | Perrysburg | For-profit, 2-year | $21,819 | 80 |
| 6 | Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy | Fairfield | For-profit, 2-year | $21,650 | 44 |
| 7 | Aveda Institute-Columbus | Columbus | For-profit, under 2-year | $21,089 | 477 |
| 8 | Brown Aveda Institute | Mentor | For-profit, 2-year | $20,873 | 232 |
| 9 | The Spa School | Columbus | For-profit, 2-year | $20,256 | 126 |
| 10 | Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy | Cincinnati | For-profit, 2-year | $20,222 | 33 |
| 11 | Paul Mitchell the School | Cincinnati | For-profit, under 2-year | $20,058 | 298 |
| 12 | Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland | Twinsburg | For-profit, under 2-year | $19,778 | 103 |
| 13 | Ohio State Beauty Academy | Lima | For-profit, 2-year | $16,819 | 51 |
| 14 | Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology | Dayton | For-profit, 2-year | $16,806 | 206 |
| 15 | National Beauty College | Canton | For-profit, under 2-year | $16,763 | 77 |
| 16 | Casal Aveda Institute | Niles | For-profit, 2-year | $15,698 | 133 |
| 17 | Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | For-profit, under 2-year | $15,480 | 88 |
| 18 | Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc | Niles | For-profit, 2-year | $15,266 | 121 |
| 19 | Elite School of Cosmetology | Norwalk | For-profit, 2-year | $15,241 | 39 |
| 20 | Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath | Heath | For-profit, 2-year | $15,189 | 36 |
| 21 | Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance | Alliance | For-profit, 2-year | $13,623 | 84 |
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.