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Largest aesthetician and skin care specialist programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania aesthetician and skin care specialist programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beauty Institute-Ambler | Ambler | For-profit, under 2-year | 152 |
| 2 | Cortiva Institute | King of Prussia | For-profit, under 2-year | 141 |
| 3 | Jean Madeline Aveda Institute | Philadelphia | For-profit, under 2-year | 103 |
| 4 | South Hills Beauty Academy | Pittsburgh | For-profit, under 2-year | 93 |
| 5 | American Barber and Beauty Academy | Reading | For-profit, under 2-year | 65 |
| 6 | Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork | Lancaster | For-profit, under 2-year | 63 |
| 7 | The Beauty Institute | Whitehall | For-profit, under 2-year | 61 |
| 8 | Altoona Beauty School Inc | Altoona | For-profit, under 2-year | 56 |
| 9 | Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | For-profit, under 2-year | 54 |
| 10 | The Salon Professional Academy | Collegeville | For-profit, under 2-year | 45 |
| 11 | Douglas Education Center | Monessen | For-profit, 2-year | 44 |
| 12 | Metro Beauty Academy | Allentown | For-profit, under 2-year | 43 |
| 13 | Empire Beauty School | Philadelphia | For-profit, under 2-year | 42 |
| 14 | Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc | Feasterville | For-profit, under 2-year | 39 |
| 15 | Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington | For-profit, 2-year | 32 |
| 16 | Venus Beauty Academy | Aston | For-profit, under 2-year | 31 |
| 17 | The Beauty Institute | Stroudsburg | For-profit, under 2-year | 20 |
| 18 | Butler Beauty Academy | Butler | For-profit, under 2-year | 19 |
| 19 | The Salon Professional Academy | Altoona | For-profit, under 2-year | 19 |
| 20 | Lansdale School of Cosmetology Inc | Lansdale | For-profit, under 2-year | 18 |
| 21 | Laurel Business Institute | Uniontown | For-profit, 2-year | 16 |
| 22 | Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology | Pittsburgh | For-profit, under 2-year | 5 |
| 23 | Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Erie | For-profit, 2-year | 2 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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