Federal data

Largest cosmetology programs in Ohio

Ohio 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
1Aveda Fredric's Institute-CincinnatiWest ChesterFor-profit, under 2-year167
2Paul Mitchell the SchoolCincinnatiFor-profit, under 2-year121
3Empire Beauty School-CincinnatiCincinnatiFor-profit, under 2-year77
4Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbusColumbusFor-profit, under 2-year74
5Aveda Institute-ColumbusColumbusFor-profit, under 2-year73
6Northern Institute of CosmetologyLorainFor-profit, under 2-year72
7Paul Mitchell the School-ClevelandTwinsburgFor-profit, under 2-year71
8Salon Institute-Toledo CampusToledoFor-profit, 2-year70
9Brown Aveda InstituteStrongsvilleFor-profit, 2-year60
10Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-AllianceAllianceFor-profit, 2-year51
11Casal Aveda InstituteNilesFor-profit, 2-year49
12Ohio State Beauty AcademyLimaFor-profit, 2-year47
13National Beauty CollegeCantonFor-profit, under 2-year41
14Elite Academy of Hair DesignBridgeportFor-profit, under 2-year35
15Ohio State School of Cosmetology-HeathHeathFor-profit, 2-year31
16Creative Images Institute of CosmetologyDaytonFor-profit, 2-year31
17Elite School of CosmetologyNorwalkFor-profit, 2-year28
18Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusJeffersonPublic, under 2-year27
19Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-BoardmanBoardmanFor-profit, 2-year23
20Summit Salon Academy-PerrysburgPerrysburgFor-profit, 2-year22
21Tiffin Academy of Hair DesignTiffinFor-profit, under 2-year18
22Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal WinchesterCANAL WINCHESTERFor-profit, 2-year17

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.