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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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati | West Chester | For-profit, under 2-year | 167 |
| 2 | Paul Mitchell the School | Cincinnati | For-profit, under 2-year | 121 |
| 3 | Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | For-profit, under 2-year | 77 |
| 4 | Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus | Columbus | For-profit, under 2-year | 74 |
| 5 | Aveda Institute-Columbus | Columbus | For-profit, under 2-year | 73 |
| 6 | Northern Institute of Cosmetology | Lorain | For-profit, under 2-year | 72 |
| 7 | Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland | Twinsburg | For-profit, under 2-year | 71 |
| 8 | Salon Institute-Toledo Campus | Toledo | For-profit, 2-year | 70 |
| 9 | Brown Aveda Institute | Strongsville | For-profit, 2-year | 60 |
| 10 | Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance | Alliance | For-profit, 2-year | 51 |
| 11 | Casal Aveda Institute | Niles | For-profit, 2-year | 49 |
| 12 | Ohio State Beauty Academy | Lima | For-profit, 2-year | 47 |
| 13 | National Beauty College | Canton | For-profit, under 2-year | 41 |
| 14 | Elite Academy of Hair Design | Bridgeport | For-profit, under 2-year | 35 |
| 15 | Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath | Heath | For-profit, 2-year | 31 |
| 16 | Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology | Dayton | For-profit, 2-year | 31 |
| 17 | Elite School of Cosmetology | Norwalk | For-profit, 2-year | 28 |
| 18 | Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus | Jefferson | Public, under 2-year | 27 |
| 19 | Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman | Boardman | For-profit, 2-year | 23 |
| 20 | Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg | Perrysburg | For-profit, 2-year | 22 |
| 21 | Tiffin Academy of Hair Design | Tiffin | For-profit, under 2-year | 18 |
| 22 | Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester | CANAL WINCHESTER | For-profit, 2-year | 17 |
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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