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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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avalon Institute | Mesa | For-profit, under 2-year | 111 |
| 2 | Studio Academy of Beauty | Chandler | For-profit, under 2-year | 109 |
| 3 | Empire Beauty School | Avondale | For-profit, under 2-year | 91 |
| 4 | Penrose Academy | Scottsdale | For-profit, under 2-year | 78 |
| 5 | Aveda Institute | Tucson | For-profit, under 2-year | 74 |
| 6 | Xtylo Beauty College | Tolleson | For-profit, under 2-year | 44 |
| 7 | Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | Public, 4-year | 40 |
| 8 | Northland Pioneer College | Holbrook | Public, 4-year | 35 |
| 9 | Paul Mitchell the School-Phoenix | Phoenix | For-profit, under 2-year | 35 |
| 10 | GateWay Community College | Phoenix | Public, under 2-year | 30 |
| 11 | Charles of Italy Beauty College | Lake Havasu City | For-profit, under 2-year | 26 |
| 12 | Tucson College of Beauty | Tucson | For-profit, under 2-year | 17 |
| 13 | Turning Point Beauty College | Chandler | For-profit, under 2-year | 16 |
| 14 | East Valley Institute of Technology | Mesa | Public, under 2-year | 8 |
| 15 | Arizona Academy of Beauty | Tucson | For-profit, under 2-year | 5 |
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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