Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in New Jersey
26 schools in New Jersey teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $20,748 at Innovate Salon Academy.
What this work pays in New Jersey
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in New Jersey earn a median of $36,150 a year across 15,500 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $36,370 | 11,520 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $54,330 | 4,640 |
| Skincare Specialists | $45,870 | 2,660 |
| Shampooers | $33,180 | 690 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $77,350 | 170 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovate Salon Academy South Plainfield | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $20,748 (115 grads) | 166 |
| Innovate Salon Academy Ewing | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $20,748 (115 grads) | 162 |
| Innovate Salon Academy Brick Township | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $20,748 (115 grads) | — |
| Parisian Beauty School Hackensack | Undergraduate certificate | $7,667 | $19,174 (292 grads) | 334 |
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology Wayne | Undergraduate certificate | $4,912 | $19,144 (88 grads) | 304 |
| Artistic Academy of Hair Design Morris Plains | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $18,857 (157 grads) | 121 |
| Shore Beauty School Egg Harbor Township | Undergraduate certificate | $7,667 | $17,508 (139 grads) | 133 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield Bloomfield | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $17,251 (1,019 grads) | 43 |
| Empire Beauty School-Union Union | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $17,251 (1,019 grads) | 54 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin | Undergraduate certificate | $9,000 | $17,027 (469 grads) | — |
| MCVSD Freehold | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,786 (29 grads) | 31 |
| P B Cosmetology Education Center Gloucester | Undergraduate certificate | $7,667 | $16,721 (132 grads) | 92 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $16,510 (1,061 grads) | 46 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York West New York | Undergraduate certificate | $7,000 | $16,410 (164 grads) | 162 |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness Voorhees | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $16,314 (221 grads) | 236 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield North Plainfield | Undergraduate certificate | $7,163 | $14,965 (131 grads) | 113 |
| Cutting Edge Academy Succasunna | Undergraduate certificate | $7,463 | not published | 61 |
| Total Image Beauty Academy Union City | Undergraduate certificate | $8,500 | not published | 582 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education Westampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| MCVSD Freehold | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Montclair State University Montclair | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Pro Beauty Academy Edison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 188 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Salon Professional Academy Howell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 97 |
| Union County Vocational Technical School Scotch Plains | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.