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Cosmetology Schools in Ohio
Colleges and schools: 49
Programs
59
all sources
Median pay
$36,260
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,790
Middle program cost
$17,750
53 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
35
Cosmetology programs, U.S. DOL file
Cosmetology Schools in Ohio: the figures
- Programs we list
- 59 in Ohio: 49 at colleges and schools, 10 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 15 public and 34 private; 1,564 cosmetology completions in 2023-24 at the 47 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $17,750 in Ohio, from $3,500 to $26,550, across 53 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $36,260 a year for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists in Ohio, against $35,790 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs from 557 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 35 of them cosmetology.
- WIOA results
- 35 cosmetology programs on Ohio's list; middle values: 43.1% of students who exited completed (3 programs report it) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 7 Ohio metro areas have a page; the largest list, Cleveland, has 12 programs.
By metro area
- Cleveland area12 programs · median pay $35,640
- Columbus area9 programs · median pay $36,260
- Cincinnati area8 programs · median pay $36,790
- Akron area4 programs · median pay $38,100
- Canton area3 programs · median pay $35,010
- Toledo area3 programs · median pay $36,440
- Youngstown area3 programs · median pay $29,520
Every cosmetology program in Ohio
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st All Beauty Academy LLC.WIOA list | Maple Heights | WIOA list only | $17,750 | Not reported | |
| Alliance Career CenterWIOA list | Alliance | WIOA list only | $14,641 | Not reported | |
| Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology | Ontario | Certificate | $15,300 | 15 months | 16 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusWIOA list | Jefferson | Certificate | $12,500 | 14 months | 27 |
| Aveda Fredric's Institute-CincinnatiWIOA list | West Chester | Certificate | Not reported | 3 months | 167 |
| Aveda Institute-ColumbusWIOA list | Columbus | Certificate | Not reported | 2 months | 73 |
| Beauty and Barber Empowerment Center (H2 Healthy Hair Academy)WIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $7,150 | Not reported | |
| Beauty Artistry AcademyWIOA list | Cincinnati | WIOA list only | $20,905 | Not reported | |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor | Mentor | Certificate | $20,630 | 12 months | 45 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville | Strongsville | Certificate | $20,630 | 12 months | 60 |
| Buckeye Hills Career CenterWIOA list | Rio Grande | Certificate | $16,500 | 11 months | 9 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational SchoolWIOA list | New Philadelphia | Certificate | $11,675 | 18 months | 11 |
| By Leaps And Bounds Dba R & R Automotive Training InitiativeWIOA list | Euclid | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyWIOA list | Newark | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Casal Aveda Institute | Niles | Certificate | $20,400 | 14 months | 49 |
| Collins Career Technical Center | Chesapeake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton | Dayton | Certificate | $23,000 | 12 months | 31 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton | Dayton | Certificate | $23,000 | 12 months | 20 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career CenterWIOA list | Brecksville | Certificate | $15,349 | 19 months | 4 |
| EHOVE Career CenterWIOA list | Milan | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Elite Academy of Hair DesignWIOA list | Bridgeport | Certificate | $17,500 | 13 months | 35 |
| Elite School of Cosmetology | Norwalk | Certificate | $22,800 | 15 months | 28 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Certificate | $19,260 | 11 months | 77 |
| Gerbers Akron Beauty School | Akron | Certificate | $13,100 | 13 months | 1 |
| Hair Academy | Chillicothe | Certificate | $3,500 | 3 months | 5 |
| Inner State Beauty SchoolWIOA list | Lyndhurst | WIOA list only | $13,078 | Not reported | |
| Knox County Career CenterWIOA list | Mount Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictWIOA list | Oberlin | Certificate | $16,085 | 18 months | 10 |
| Madison Adult Career CenterWIOA list | Mansfield | Certificate | $18,193 | 24 months | 7 |
| Maplewood Career CenterWIOA list | Ravenna | WIOA list only | $8,830 | Not reported | |
| Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & SciencesWIOA list | Columbus | Certificate | $18,445 | 24 months | 9 |
| Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy | Cincinnati | Certificate | $17,750 | 13 months | 16 |
| Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy | Fairfield | Certificate | $17,575 | 15 months | 14 |
| Multitudes Exclusive Styling Studios IncWIOA list | University Heights | WIOA list only | $9,600 | Not reported | |
| National Beauty College | Canton | Certificate | $18,750 | 10 months | 41 |
| New Directions Beauty & Barber InstituteWIOA list | Columbus | WIOA list only | $17,000 | Not reported | |
| New Directions Beauty Institute LLCWIOA list | Columbus | WIOA list only | $17,000 | Not reported | |
| Northern Institute of Cosmetology | Lorain | Certificate | $12,700 | 12 months | 72 |
| Ohio State Beauty Academy | Lima | Certificate | $13,380 | 15 months | 47 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester | Canal Winchester | Certificate | $26,550 | 16 months | 17 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath | Heath | Certificate | $23,250 | 13 months | 31 |
| Paramount Beauty AcademyWIOA list | Portsmouth | Certificate | $3,750 | 3 months | 16 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Certificate | $18,915 | 11 months | 121 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland | Twinsburg | Certificate | $18,452 | 11 months | 71 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus | Columbus | Certificate | $18,452 | 11 months | 74 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo | Sylvania | Certificate | $18,915 | 11 months | 64 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center | Uniontown | Certificate | $17,995 | 11 months | 15 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance | Alliance | Certificate | $23,200 | 16 months | 51 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman | Boardman | Certificate | $23,200 | 16 months | 23 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick | Brunswick | Certificate | $23,200 | 16 months | 12 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles | Niles | Certificate | $23,200 | 16 months | 17 |
| Salon Institute-Toledo Campus | Toledo | Certificate | $19,800 | 12 months | 70 |
| Sandusky Career CenterWIOA list | Sandusky | Certificate | $17,520 | 22 months | 0 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg | Perrysburg | Certificate | $24,468 | 13 months | 22 |
| The Spa School | Columbus | Certificate | $23,250 | 13 months | 9 |
| Tiffin Academy of Hair DesignWIOA list | Tiffin | Certificate | $18,100 | 13 months | 18 |
| Tri-County Adult Career CenterWIOA list | Nelsonville | Certificate | $13,976 | 11 months | 12 |
| Warren County Career CenterWIOA list | Lebanon | Certificate | $14,881 | 13 months | 16 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | Smithville | Certificate | $10,000 | 22 months | 10 |
- 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, Ohio, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for cosmetology training