Cosmetology programs in Ohio
60 cosmetology programs at 58 Ohio schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (37 programs), the state median is $21,292 one year after completion, 8% below the national median of $23,061. Median borrower debt is $9,916.
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| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati | West Chester, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 308 | $27,120 | $9,833 | $112 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor | Mentor, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 145 | $26,853 | $9,833 | $112 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville | Strongsville, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 123 | $26,853 | $9,833 | $112 |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus | Columbus, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 219 | $25,383 | $9,166 | $104 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus | Columbus, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 81 | $25,014 | $9,833 | $112 |
| The Spa School | Columbus, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 119 | $24,675 | $7,916 | $90 |
| Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy | Fairfield, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 50 | $24,486 | $14,230 | $162 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo | Sylvania, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 66 | $24,474 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 116 | $24,474 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Casal Aveda Institute | Niles, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 88 | $22,835 | $9,833 | $112 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton | Dayton, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 162 | $22,774 | $9,833 | $112 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton | Dayton, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 62 | $22,774 | $9,833 | $112 |
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus | Cleveland, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Associate degree | 7 | $22,761 | – | – |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance | Alliance, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 294 | $22,419 | $10,000 | $114 |
| Apollo Career Center | Lima, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 49 | $22,203 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Salon Institute-Toledo Campus | Toledo, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 77 | $22,050 | $12,000 | $136 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center | Uniontown, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 85 | $21,998 | $8,638 | $98 |
| Elite School of Cosmetology | Norwalk, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 138 | $21,900 | $7,917 | $90 |
| National Beauty College | Canton, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 96 | $21,292 | $14,250 | $162 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 45 | $21,256 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg | Perrysburg, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 107 | $21,056 | $10,667 | $121 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick | Brunswick, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 72 | $21,014 | $12,833 | $146 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles | Niles, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 84 | $21,014 | $12,833 | $146 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland | Twinsburg, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 75 | $20,112 | $15,293 | $174 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester | CANAL WINCHESTER, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 40 | $19,738 | $12,000 | $136 |
| Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology | Ontario, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 44 | $19,532 | $9,833 | $112 |
| EHOVE Career Center | Milan, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 37 | $19,450 | $9,124 | $104 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District | Oberlin, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 45 | $19,211 | $5,605 | $64 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath | Heath, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 51 | $18,712 | $12,000 | $136 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman | Boardman, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 81 | $18,573 | $10,526 | $120 |
| LaBarberia Institute of Hair | Mayfield Hts, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 144 | $18,494 | $19,000 | $216 |
| Northern Institute of Cosmetology | Lorain, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 21 | $17,506 | – | – |
| Dayton Barber College | Miamisburg, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 34 | $17,055 | – | – |
| Ohio State Beauty Academy | Lima, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 44 | $16,764 | $8,500 | $97 |
| Gerbers Akron Beauty School | Akron, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 61 | $15,718 | $10,666 | $121 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center | Rio Grande, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 12 | $14,853 | – | – |
| Paramount Beauty Academy | Portsmouth, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 36 | $13,714 | $13,035 | $148 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus | Jefferson, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Casal Aveda Institute | Niles, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Collins Career Technical Center | Chesapeake, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education | Toledo, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 16 | not reported | $9,500 | $108 |
| Ohio State College of Barber Styling | Columbus, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 82 | not reported | – | – |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | Brecksville, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 9 | not reported | $7,000 | $80 |
| Tiffin Academy of Hair Design | Tiffin, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 30 | not reported | $11,100 | $126 |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center | Nelsonville, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Knox County Career Center | Mount Vernon, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Madison Adult Career Center | Mansfield, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School | New Philadelphia, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Sandusky Career Center | Sandusky, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Polaris Career Center | Middleburg Heights, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 37 | not reported | – | – |
| Warren County Career Center | Lebanon, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 12 | not reported | $12,546 | $143 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County | Newark, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | Smithville, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College | Cleveland, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| LaBarberia Institute of Hair | Mayfield Hts, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design | Cincinnati, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 25 | not reported | – | – |
| Elite Academy of Hair Design | Bridgeport, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 27 | not reported | $7,915 | $90 |
| Meryma'at Barber College | Cleveland, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 28 | not reported | – | – |
| Hair Academy | Chillicothe, OH | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 21 | not reported | – | – |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying cosmetology program in Ohio?
By reported one-year earnings, Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati leads at $27,120 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many cosmetology programs are in Ohio?
The Scorecard lists 60 certificate or associate programs in this field at 58 schools in Ohio.