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Largest cosmetology programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts 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 | COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester | Worcester | For-profit, under 2-year | 207 |
| 2 | Empire Beauty School | Malden | For-profit, under 2-year | 64 |
| 3 | DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology | West Springfield | For-profit, under 2-year | 52 |
| 4 | New England Hair Academy | Malden | For-profit, under 2-year | 51 |
| 5 | Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | Worcester | For-profit, under 2-year | 25 |
| 6 | Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | Lowell | For-profit, under 2-year | 19 |
| 7 | North Shore Community College | Danvers | Public, 2-year | 17 |
| 8 | Mildred Elley | Pittsfield | For-profit, under 2-year | 17 |
| 9 | Southeastern Technical Institute | South Easton | Public, under 2-year | 16 |
| 10 | Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School | Franklin | Public, under 2-year | 14 |
| 11 | Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford | New Bedford | For-profit, under 2-year | 13 |
| 12 | Rob Roy Academy-Taunton | Taunton | For-profit, under 2-year | 13 |
| 13 | Jupiter Beauty Academy | Boston | For-profit, under 2-year | 13 |
| 14 | Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | Fall River | For-profit, under 2-year | 11 |
| 15 | Alexander Academy | Lunenburg | 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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