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Cosmetology Schools in New York
Colleges and schools: 34
Programs
36
all sources
Median pay
$35,760
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,790
Middle program cost
$14,950
36 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
6
Cosmetology programs, U.S. DOL file
Cosmetology Schools in New York: the figures
- Programs we list
- 36 in New York: 34 at colleges and schools, 2 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 7 public and 27 private; 1,757 cosmetology completions in 2023-24 at the 34 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $14,950 in New York, from $2,295 to $24,815, across 36 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $35,760 a year for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists in New York, against $35,790 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in New York: 3,039 programs from 1,134 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them cosmetology.
- Metro areas
- 3 New York metro areas have a page; the largest list, New York, has 37 programs.
By metro area
- New York area37 programs · median pay $36,120
- Buffalo area5 programs · median pay $32,950
- Rochester area3 programs · median pay $36,830
Every cosmetology program in New York
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Beauty School | Bronx | Certificate | $15,400 | 9 months | 55 |
| Arrojo Cosmetology School | New York | Certificate | $17,000 | 8 months | 76 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York | New York | Certificate | $19,000 | 7 months | 51 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Bronx | Certificate | $16,500 | 8 months | 34 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Brooklyn | Certificate | $16,500 | 8 months | 28 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Levittown | Certificate | $2,499 | 1 month | 46 |
| Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers | Nanuet | Certificate | $15,100 | 7 months | 125 |
| Career School of NY | Staten Island | Certificate | $13,330 | 10 months | 43 |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES | Plattsburgh | Certificate | $17,594 | 10 months | 4 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Mattydale | Mattydale | Certificate | $14,950 | 8 months | 56 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester | Rochester | Certificate | $14,950 | 8 months | 53 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca | West Seneca | Certificate | $14,950 | 8 months | 26 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES | Oakdale | Certificate | $11,456 | 8 months | 20 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES | Riverhead | Certificate | $11,456 | 8 months | 11 |
| Empire Beauty School-Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Certificate | $12,750 | 7 months | 93 |
| Empire Beauty School-Buffalo | Cheektowaga | Certificate | $12,750 | 7 months | 42 |
| Empire Beauty School-Manhattan | New York | Certificate | $14,250 | 7 months | 211 |
| Empire Beauty School-Peekskill | Peekskill | Certificate | $13,750 | 7 months | 30 |
| Empire Beauty School-Queens | Astoria | Certificate | $13,250 | 7 months | 101 |
| Empire Beauty School-Rochester | Rochester | Certificate | $12,750 | 7 months | 45 |
| Erie 1 BOCES | West Seneca | Certificate | $15,000 | 10 months | 61 |
| Grace International Beauty School | Flushing | Certificate | $7,800 | 7 months | 46 |
| Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge | Williamsville | Certificate | $16,150 | 8 months | 23 |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge | Hauppauge | Certificate | $15,400 | 9 months | 96 |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead | Hempstead | Certificate | $15,400 | 9 months | 48 |
| Nassau BOCES - Adult Evening ProgramWIOA list | Westbury | WIOA list only | $9,619 | Not reported | |
| New York Beauty and Barber Academy LLCWIOA list | Elmira | WIOA list only | $10,900 | Not reported | |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Liverpool | Certificate | $12,262 | 10 months | 21 |
| Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology | Albany | Certificate | $15,600 | 9 months | 54 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-NYC | Staten Island | Certificate | $15,500 | 7 months | 38 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Schenectady | Schenectady | Certificate | $2,295 | 2 months | 63 |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES | Elmira | Certificate | $11,000 | 10 months | 27 |
| Shear Ego International School of Hair Design | Rochester | Certificate | $16,316 | 8 months | 61 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda | Tonawanda | Certificate | $24,815 | 12 months | 29 |
| Westchester School of Beauty Culture | Mount Vernon | Certificate | $14,650 | 9 months | 29 |
| Western Suffolk BOCES | Northport | Certificate | $12,900 | 12 months | 11 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, New York, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for cosmetology training