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Largest cosmetology programs in Minnesota
Minnesota 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 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis | Minneapolis | For-profit, under 2-year | 179 |
| 2 | Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public, 2-year | 99 |
| 3 | Nova Academy of Cosmetology | Rochester | For-profit, under 2-year | 90 |
| 4 | Model College of Hair Design | Saint Cloud | For-profit, under 2-year | 55 |
| 5 | Empire Beauty School | Bloomington | For-profit, under 2-year | 54 |
| 6 | Century College | White Bear Lake | Public, 2-year | 49 |
| 7 | The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | For-profit, under 2-year | 39 |
| 8 | Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury | WOODBURY | For-profit, under 2-year | 34 |
| 9 | Riverland Community College | Austin | Public, 2-year | 33 |
| 10 | PCI Academy | Plymouth | For-profit, under 2-year | 32 |
| 11 | Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public, 2-year | 18 |
| 12 | Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public, 2-year | 17 |
| 13 | Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public, 2-year | 14 |
| 14 | Minnesota State College Southeast | Winona | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 15 | Hastings Beauty School | Hastings | For-profit, under 2-year | 10 |
| 16 | Avalon School of Cosmetology | Worthington | For-profit, 2-year | 7 |
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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