Best 19 Cosmetology Schools in Missouri (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in Missouri, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in Missouri
#1 - Warrensburg Area Career Center
#2 - Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College
#3 - The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles
#4 - Waynesville Career Center
#5 - Grabber School of Hair Design
Top Cosmetology Schools in Missouri (Full List)
#1
Warrensburg Area Career Center
Warrensburg, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
88.6%
#2
Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College
Kansas City, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87%
#3
The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles
St. Charles, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
86.4%
#4
Waynesville Career Center
Waynesville, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
85.4%
#5
Grabber School of Hair Design
St. Louis, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.4%
#6
Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.9%
#7
Midwest Technical Institute-Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.3%
#8
Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.3%
#9
City Pointe Beauty Academy
Webb City, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
71.6%
#10
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs
Blue Springs, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
71.4%
#11
Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science
Jefferson City, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
71%
#12
Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.2%
#13
Missouri College of Cosmetology North
Springfield, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
67.2%
#14
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Raymore
Raymore, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.3%
#15
Academy of Hair Design-Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60.8%
#16
American College of Hair Design Inc
Sedalia, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60.3%
#17
Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
59.5%
#18
Academy of Salon Professionals
Sedalia, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
58.2%
#19
Summit Salon Academy Kansas City
Independence, Missouri
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
57.5%
How We Ranked Missouri 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 19 cosmetology schools in Missouri.
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.
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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.
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