Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in New York
44 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 32 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $27,295 at Sharp Edgez Barber Institute.
What this work pays in New York
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in New York earn a median of $35,760 a year across 20,740 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 York |
|---|---|---|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $34,660 | 19,710 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $58,900 | 8,580 |
| Skincare Specialists | $42,910 | 3,510 |
| Shampooers | $37,070 | 1,210 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $65,150 | 410 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Edgez Barber Institute Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | $6,233 | $27,295 (13 grads) | 75 |
| Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics New York | Undergraduate certificate | $5,846 | $25,001 (119 grads) | 261 |
| New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa white plains | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $22,880 (71 grads) | 137 |
| Aesthetic Science Institute Latham | Undergraduate certificate | $3,666 | $21,736 (65 grads) | 143 |
| New York Institute of Beauty Islandia | Undergraduate certificate | $5,456 | $20,622 (132 grads) | 232 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda Tonawanda | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $20,461 (86 grads) | 166 |
| Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup New York | Undergraduate certificate | $5,250 | $20,368 (283 grads) | 889 |
| Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute Bethpage | Undergraduate certificate | $4,045 | $19,987 (133 grads) | 315 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York New York | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $19,866 (256 grads) | 202 |
| ARROJO Academy New York | Undergraduate certificate | $6,500 | $19,651 (94 grads) | 115 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Mattydale Mattydale | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $18,889 (620 grads) | 153 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $18,889 (620 grads) | 240 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Schenectady Schenectady | Undergraduate certificate | $6,492 | $18,274 (106 grads) | 107 |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead Hempstead | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $18,163 (80 grads) | 80 |
| Empire Beauty School-Peekskill Peekskill | Undergraduate certificate | $10,599 | $18,087 (39 grads) | 36 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-NYC Staten Island | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $17,973 (91 grads) | 25 |
| Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers Nanuet | Undergraduate certificate | $6,012 | $17,100 (279 grads) | 291 |
| Empire Beauty School-Buffalo Cheektowaga | Undergraduate certificate | $11,743 | $16,897 (1,143 grads) | 47 |
| Shear Ego International School of Hair Design Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | $6,077 | $16,842 (114 grads) | 154 |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Liverpool | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,834 (59 grads) | 19 |
| Empire Beauty School-Manhattan New York | Undergraduate certificate | $10,667 | $16,649 (1,200 grads) | 193 |
| Empire Beauty School-Rochester Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | $10,667 | $16,649 (1,200 grads) | 39 |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge Hauppauge | Undergraduate certificate | $6,265 | $16,554 (366 grads) | 100 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca West Seneca | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,519 (233 grads) | 64 |
| Empire Beauty School-Queens Astoria | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $16,510 (1,061 grads) | 75 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy Brooklyn | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,118 (253 grads) | 105 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy Levittown | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $15,792 (253 grads) | 186 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy Bronx | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $15,792 (253 grads) | 131 |
| Erie 1 BOCES West Seneca | Undergraduate certificate | $5,023 | $15,288 (37 grads) | 97 |
| Barber & Beauty Institute of New York Hempstead | Undergraduate certificate | $3,429 | $14,318 (49 grads) | 52 |
| Western Suffolk BOCES Northport | Undergraduate certificate | $5,278 | $14,230 (27 grads) | 37 |
| Career School of NY Staten Island | Undergraduate certificate | — | $12,776 (55 grads) | 35 |
| Berkowits School of Electrolysis Forest Hills | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 112 |
| Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training New York | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 39 |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES Elmira | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 45 |
| American Beauty School Bronx | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 120 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES Plattsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Sayville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Riverhead | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Oakdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge Williamsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology Albany | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| Westchester School of Beauty Culture Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
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.