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Largest cosmetology programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania 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 | Jean Madeline Aveda Institute | Philadelphia | For-profit, under 2-year | 114 |
| 2 | Bella Capelli Academy | Monroeville | For-profit, under 2-year | 103 |
| 3 | Empire Beauty School | Philadelphia | For-profit, under 2-year | 91 |
| 4 | Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork | Lancaster | For-profit, under 2-year | 54 |
| 5 | Metro Beauty Academy | Allentown | For-profit, under 2-year | 51 |
| 6 | The Salon Professional Academy | Altoona | For-profit, under 2-year | 44 |
| 7 | South Hills Beauty Academy | Pittsburgh | For-profit, under 2-year | 39 |
| 8 | American Barber and Beauty Academy | Reading | For-profit, under 2-year | 39 |
| 9 | Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Erie | For-profit, 2-year | 38 |
| 10 | York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education | York | Public, under 2-year | 35 |
| 11 | Venus Beauty Academy | Aston | For-profit, under 2-year | 31 |
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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