Best 46 Cosmetology Schools in Ohio (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in Ohio, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in Ohio
#1 - Elite Academy of Hair Design
#2 - U S Grant Joint Vocational School
#3 - Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
#4 - Gerbers Akron Beauty School
#5 - Buckeye Joint Vocational School
Top Cosmetology Schools in Ohio (Full List)
#1
Elite Academy of Hair Design
Bellaire, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
100%
#2
U S Grant Joint Vocational School
Bethel, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
94.5%
#3
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Brecksville, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
94%
#4
Gerbers Akron Beauty School
Akron, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
89.1%
#5
Buckeye Joint Vocational School
New Philadelphia, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.7%
#6
Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology
Ontario, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.7%
#7
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg
Perrysburg, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.8%
#8
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati
West Chester, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.6%
#9
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County
Newark, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
82.4%
#10
Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy
Fairfield, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
80.2%
#11
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.7%
#12
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor
Mentor, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.6%
#13
Warren County Career Center
Lebanon, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.6%
#14
Madison Adult Career Center
Mansfield, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
78.1%
#15
Knox County Career Center
Mount Vernon, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
77.2%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
76.7%
#17
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
76.5%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.6%
#19
Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland
Twinsburg, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.6%
#20
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick
Brunswick, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75%
#21
Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture-East
Oregon, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.6%
#22
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus
Toledo, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74%
#23
Tri-County Adult Career Center
Nelsonville, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
73.7%
#24
Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus
Jefferson, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
73.7%
#25
Tiffin Academy of Hair Design
Tiffin, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
73.2%
#26
Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
73.1%
#27
Inner State Beauty School
Lyndhurst, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.2%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.1%
#29
Wayne County Schools Career Center
Smithville, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
71.8%
#30
O C Collins Career Center
Chesapeake, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.6%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.4%
#32
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Oberlin, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.2%
#33
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
Alliance, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.9%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.4%
#35
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.3%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.1%
#37
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman
Boardman, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.8%
#38
Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville
Strongsville, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.5%
#39
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath
Heath, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60.2%
#40
Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60.1%
#41
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles
Niles, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
58.9%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
58.8%
#43
Ohio State Beauty Academy
Lima, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
58.8%
#44
Northern Institute of Cosmetology
Lorain, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
55.8%
#45
Elite School of Cosmetology
Norwalk, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
52.3%
#46
Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy
Cincinnati, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
51.8%
How We Ranked Ohio 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 46 cosmetology schools in Ohio.
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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