Best 20 Cosmetology Schools in Miami / Fort Lauderdale (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in Miami / Fort Lauderdale, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in Miami / Fort Lauderdale
#1 - La Belle Beauty Academy
#2 - American Beauty Schools
#3 - Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy
#4 - La Belle Beauty School
#5 - New Concept Massage and Beauty School
Top Cosmetology Schools in Miami / Fort Lauderdale (Full List)
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
98.40 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
96.60 %
#3
Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy
North Miami Beach, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
95.00 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
94.40 %
#5
New Concept Massage and Beauty School
Miami, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
92.90 %
#6
Pembroke Pines, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.60 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
86.40 %
#8
Celebrity School of Beauty
Miami, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
85.50 %
#9
Beauty Academy of South Florida
Hialeah Gardens, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.40 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.70 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.80 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.40 %
#13
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools
Boynton Beach, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
78.70 %
#14
Aveda Institute-South Florida
Davie, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
73.30 %
#15
Florida Academy of Health & Beauty
Oakland Park, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.10 %
#16
Paul Mitchell the School-Miami
Kendall, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.60 %
#17
Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland
Parkland, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.00 %
#18
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers
Hollywood, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
67.70 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
67.10 %
#20
Sheridan Technical College
Hollywood, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65.00 %
How We Ranked Miami / Fort Lauderdale Cosmetology Programs
The cosmetology schools ranked are accredited or state-approved to provide cosmetology programming according to the licensing requirements in the state. We researched schools that qualified as Title IV institutions and had an average of at least 25 students enrolled in the most recent 3 academic years of available data (2018 - 2020). These schools are all within 50 miles of a major city center and had a weighted 3-year average graduation rate (2018, 2019, and 2020) greater than 50%. After filtering for those requirements, we sorted the remaining programs by the highest weighted average graduation rate to determine the top 20 cosmetology schools in Miami / Fort Lauderdale.
Graduation rate and student enrollment data are from the U.S. Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reports. Schools with key data points missing from IPEDS reports may be omitted from the ranking, as are schools with data that is unattributable to its beauty programs. Many excellent educational institutions—including community colleges—offering a wide variety of vocational programs may, as a result, not be represented on these rankings of top beauty schools.
Editorial Transparency and Anti-Bias Statement
This program ranking and others on our site were created by Beauty Schools Directory editorial staff based on both proprietary and publicly available data. In providing this information for our readers, our team makes editorial decisions independent from any commercial partnerships with any educational institution.