Best 21 Cosmetology Schools in Philadelphia (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in Philadelphia, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in Philadelphia
#1 - Metro Beauty Academy
#2 - Levittown Beauty Academy
#3 - Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc
#4 - P B Cosmetology Education Center
#5 - Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness
Top Cosmetology Schools in Philadelphia (Full List)
#1
Allentown, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
92.70 %
#2
Levittown, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
89.30 %
#3
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc
Feasterville, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.40 %
#4
P B Cosmetology Education Center
Gloucester, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
85.30 %
#5
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness
Voorhees, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
84.70 %
#6
Berks Career & Technology Center
Leesport, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.40 %
#7
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.30 %
#8
Allentown, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.90 %
#9
The Beauty Institute-Ambler
Ambler, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.30 %
#10
Empire Beauty School-Reading
Reading, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.30 %
#11
Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty
Newark, Delaware
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.60 %
#12
Jolie Health and Beauty Academy-Turnersville
Turnersville, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.90 %
#13
Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65.30 %
#14
Atlantic Beauty & Spa Academy LLC
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
64.50 %
#15
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-Pitman
Pitman, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
63.4%
#16
Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware
Newark, Delaware
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
59.40 %
#17
Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Northfield
Northfield, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
59.00 %
#18
Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design LLC
Newark, Delaware
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
57.70 %
#19
Empire Beauty School-Springfield
Springfield, Pennsylvania
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
57.30 %
#20
Jolie Health & Beauty Academy-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
55.90 %
#21
Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
51.90 %
How We Ranked Philadelphia 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 21 cosmetology schools in Philadelphia.
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.