Best 52 Cosmetology Schools in Pennsylvania (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in Pennsylvania, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in Pennsylvania
#1 - Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center
#2 - South Hills Beauty Academy
#3 - Metro Beauty Academy
#4 - Levittown Beauty Academy
#5 - Divine Crown Barber & Beauty Academy
Top Cosmetology Schools in Pennsylvania (Full List)
#1
Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center
Springville, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
96.6%
#2
South Hills Beauty Academy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
96%
#3
Allentown, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
92.7%
#4
Levittown, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
89.3%
#5
Divine Crown Barber & Beauty Academy
Union Square Shopping Center, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.9%
#6
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc
Feasterville, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.4%
#7
Beaver Falls Beauty Academy
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
86.4%
#8
Great Lakes Institute of Technology
Erie, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
84.7%
#9
Clearfield County Career and Technology Center
Clearfield, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
84.7%
#10
Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
84.4%
#11
The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona
Altoona, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
84.4%
#12
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
84.2%
#13
Berks Career & Technology Center
Leesport, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.4%
#14
Altoona Beauty School Inc
Altoona, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.4%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.3%
#16
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.3%
#17
Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology
Mars, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
80.2%
#18
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
80%
#19
Monessen, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.3%
#20
Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
78%
#21
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
77.6%
#22
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
77.3%
#23
Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty Academy
New Castle, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
77%
#24
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
77%
#25
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education
York, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
76.4%
#26
Laurel Business Institute
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
76.3%
#27
Empire Beauty School-Hanover
Hanover, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
76.2%
#28
Allentown, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.9%
#29
Empire Beauty School-Pottsville
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.1%
#30
Indiana County Technology Center
Indiana, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.6%
#31
The Beauty Institute-Ambler
Ambler, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.3%
#32
Empire Beauty School-Reading
Reading, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.3%
#33
Empire Beauty School-Lebanon
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.2%
#34
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.3%
#35
Somerset County Technology Center
Somerset, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.5%
#36
Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.2%
#37
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley
Moosic, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.5%
#38
Empire Beauty School-Shamokin Dam
Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.1%
#39
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Washington, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
67.3%
#40
Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65.3%
#41
Laurel Technical Institute
Sharon, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
61.7%
#42
Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60.2%
#43
Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley
Whitehall, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60%
#44
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
59.1%
#45
Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
57.6%
#46
Empire Beauty School-Springfield
Springfield, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
57.3%
#47
Empire Beauty School-Monroeville
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
56.7%
#48
Empire Beauty School-York
York, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
56.3%
#49
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
56%
#50
Laurel Technical Institute
Meadville, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
55.6%
#51
Empire Beauty School-North Hills
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
55.2%
#52
Chambersburg Beauty School
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
54.7%
How We Ranked Pennsylvania 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 52 cosmetology schools in Pennsylvania.
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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