Federal data

Largest cosmetology programs in Arizona

Arizona cosmetology 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.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Avalon InstituteMesaFor-profit, under 2-year111
2Studio Academy of BeautyChandlerFor-profit, under 2-year109
3Empire Beauty SchoolAvondaleFor-profit, under 2-year91
4Penrose AcademyScottsdaleFor-profit, under 2-year78
5Aveda InstituteTucsonFor-profit, under 2-year74
6Xtylo Beauty CollegeTollesonFor-profit, under 2-year44
7Eastern Arizona CollegeThatcherPublic, 4-year40
8Northland Pioneer CollegeHolbrookPublic, 4-year35
9Paul Mitchell the School-PhoenixPhoenixFor-profit, under 2-year35
10GateWay Community CollegePhoenixPublic, under 2-year30
11Charles of Italy Beauty CollegeLake Havasu CityFor-profit, under 2-year26
12Tucson College of BeautyTucsonFor-profit, under 2-year17
13Turning Point Beauty CollegeChandlerFor-profit, under 2-year16
14East Valley Institute of TechnologyMesaPublic, under 2-year8
15Arizona Academy of BeautyTucsonFor-profit, under 2-year5

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.