Best 8 Cosmetology Schools in Portland (2022)

Discover the best cosmetology schools in Portland, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.

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Top Cosmetology Schools in Portland

#1 - Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus
#2 - Stylemaster College of Hair Design
#3 - Summit Salon Academy-Portland
#4 - Aveda Institute-Portland
#5 - Beau Monde Academy of Cosmetology and Barbering

Top Cosmetology Schools in Portland (Full List)

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3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:  83.50 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:  72.90 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:  69.90 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:  69.30 %
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3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:  68.80 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:  66.10 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:  64.70 %
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:  55.20 %

How We Ranked Portland 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 8 cosmetology schools in Portland.

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.