Best 37 Cosmetology Schools in New York (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in New York, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in New York
#1 - Morris County Vocational School District
#2 - Arrojo Cosmetology School
#3 - Grace International Beauty School
#4 - Union County Vocational Technical School
#5 - Innovate Salon Academy
Top Cosmetology Schools in New York (Full List)
#1
Morris County Vocational School District
Denville, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
95.80 %
#2
Arrojo Cosmetology School
New York, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
93.50 %
#3
Grace International Beauty School
Flushing, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
92.60 %
#4
Union County Vocational Technical School
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
92.10 %
#5
South Plainfield, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
89.00 %
#6
Artistic Academy of Hair Design
Morris Plains, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.90 %
#7
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology
Pine Brook, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.30 %
#8
Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers
Nanuet, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
84.40 %
#9
Hackensack, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.00 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
82.50 %
#11
Total Image Beauty Academy
Union City, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.70 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.00 %
#13
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.60 %
#14
Westchester School of Beauty Culture
Mount Vernon, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.30 %
#15
Academy of Cosmetology and Esthetics NYC
Staten Island, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.00 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.00 %
#17
Empire Beauty School-Peekskill
Peekskill, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
78.80 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
78.10 %
#19
Empire Beauty School-Paramus
Paramus, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.70 %
#20
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants
Long Island City, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.30 %
#21
Succasunna, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
73.80 %
#22
Staten Island, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
71.20 %
#23
Paul Mitchell the School-Jersey Shore
Brick, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.10 %
#24
Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge
Hauppauge, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.90 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.00 %
#26
Capri Institute of Hair Design-Paramus
Paramus, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.90 %
#27
Capri Institute of Hair Design-Clifton
Clifton, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.80 %
#28
Capri Institute of Hair Design-Brick
Brick, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
63.50 %
#29
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield
North Plainfield, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
63.40 %
#30
Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield
Bloomfield, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
58.70 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
58.50 %
#32
Empire Beauty School-Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
57.90 %
#33
Empire Beauty School-Queens
Queens, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
55.40 %
#34
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York
West New York, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
54.40 %
#35
Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead
Hempstead, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
53.00 %
#36
Empire Beauty School-Manhattan
New York, New York
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
51.70 %
#37
Empire Beauty School-Union
Union, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
50.30 %
How We Ranked New York 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 37 cosmetology schools in New York.
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.