Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Ohio
63 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 27 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $23,421 at The Spa School.
What this work pays in Ohio
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Ohio earn a median of $36,260 a year across 12,890 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $35,590 | 3,680 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $39,660 | 2,390 |
| Skincare Specialists | $39,150 | 1,700 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $58,940 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spa School Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | $7,916 | $23,421 (115 grads) | 146 |
| Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati West Chester | Undergraduate certificate | $9,823 | $21,796 (182 grads) | 279 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor Mentor | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $19,792 (295 grads) | 122 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville Strongsville | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $19,792 (295 grads) | 102 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $19,698 (154 grads) | 87 |
| Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy Fairfield | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $19,642 (31 grads) | 53 |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $19,302 (240 grads) | 192 |
| Ohio State Beauty Academy Lima | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,227 (82 grads) | 39 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $13,833 | $18,795 (258 grads) | 134 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo Sylvania | Undergraduate certificate | $13,833 | $18,795 (258 grads) | 69 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | $7,916 | $18,380 (64 grads) | 101 |
| LaBarberia Institute of Hair Mayfield Hts | Undergraduate certificate | $20,000 | $18,309 (22 grads) | 126 |
| Salon Institute-Toledo Campus Toledo | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $18,267 (68 grads) | 77 |
| Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,087 (18 grads) | 19 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland Twinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $18,060 (135 grads) | 84 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $17,338 (214 grads) | 205 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $17,338 (214 grads) | 95 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath Heath | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $17,303 (122 grads) | 45 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester CANAL WINCHESTER | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $17,081 (74 grads) | 52 |
| National Beauty College Canton | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,663 (29 grads) | 84 |
| Warren County Career Center Lebanon | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,663 (18 grads) | 5 |
| Casal Aveda Institute Niles | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $16,573 (163 grads) | 107 |
| Madison Adult Career Center Mansfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,169 (15 grads) | 2 |
| Ohio State College of Barber Styling Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | $15,861 (48 grads) | 135 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $16,500 | $15,244 (97 grads) | 56 |
| Elite School of Cosmetology Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $14,442 (25 grads) | 114 |
| Gerbers Akron Beauty School Akron | Undergraduate certificate | — | $13,702 (12 grads) | 52 |
| Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 34 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance Alliance | Undergraduate certificate | $6,618 | not published | 277 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman Boardman | Undergraduate certificate | $7,444 | not published | 105 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick Brunswick | Undergraduate certificate | $8,152 | not published | 72 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles Niles | Undergraduate certificate | $8,152 | not published | 97 |
| Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education Toledo | Undergraduate certificate | $9,498 | not published | 14 |
| Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Apollo Career Center Lima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus Jefferson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses Bethel | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School New Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Brecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Dayton Barber College Miamisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Dayton School of Medical Massage Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| EHOVE Career Center Milan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Elite Academy of Hair Design Bridgeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Hair Academy Chillicothe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| LaBarberia Institute of Hair Mayfield Hts | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District Oberlin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Meryma'at Barber College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Northern Institute of Cosmetology Lorain | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Paramount Beauty Academy Portsmouth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center Uniontown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 57 |
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Sandusky Career Center Sandusky | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tiffin Academy of Hair Design Tiffin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center Nelsonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
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.