Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati
West Chester, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $21,575
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 167
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $27,120
- Type
- Private for-profit
Cosmetology Schools in Ohio
Ohio has 48 schools with cosmetology programs in this directory: 15 public and 33 private. Together they graduated 1,548 students from these programs in the latest federal count.
Published program tuition runs from $10,000 to $26,550, with a median of $18,100 across the 55 programs that report a program price.
Graduates earned a median of $21,900 one year after finishing, where the Department of Education reports earnings for the program.
The largest programs by graduates are at Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati, Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati and Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati.
48
Schools with this program
1,548
Graduates last year
$18,100
Median program tuition
$21,900
Median earnings, 1 yr after
Cosmetology Schools by city in Ohio
All 48 cosmetology schools in Ohio
Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $18,915
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 121
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $24,474
- Type
- Private for-profit
Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $19,260
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 77
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $21,256
- Type
- Private for-profit
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus
Columbus, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $17,677
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 74
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $25,014
- Type
- Private for-profit
Aveda Institute-Columbus
Columbus, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $22,989
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 73
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $25,383
- Type
- Private for-profit
Northern Institute of Cosmetology
Lorain, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $12,700
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 72
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $17,506
- Type
- Private for-profit
Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland
Twinsburg, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $17,602
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 71
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $20,112
- Type
- Private for-profit
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus
Toledo, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $23,760
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 70
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $22,050
- Type
- Private for-profit
Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo
Sylvania, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $18,915
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 64
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $24,474
- Type
- Private for-profit
Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville
Strongsville, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $20,630
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 60
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $26,853
- Type
- Private for-profit
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
Alliance, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $23,200
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 51
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $22,419
- Type
- Private for-profit
Casal Aveda Institute
Niles, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $17,775
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 49
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $22,835
- Type
- Private for-profit
Ohio State Beauty Academy
Lima, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $12,380
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 47
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $16,764
- Type
- Private for-profit
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor
Mentor, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $20,630
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 45
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $26,853
- Type
- Private for-profit
National Beauty College
Canton, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Length
- 10 months
- Graduates last year
- 41
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $21,292
- Type
- Private for-profit
Elite Academy of Hair Design
Bridgeport, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $17,000
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 35
- Type
- Private for-profit
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton
Dayton, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $19,400
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 31
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $22,774
- Type
- Private for-profit
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath
Heath, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $26,550
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 31
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $18,712
- Type
- Private for-profit
Elite School of Cosmetology
Norwalk, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $15,764
- Length
- 10 months
- Graduates last year
- 28
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $21,900
- Type
- Private for-profit
Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus
Jefferson, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $12,500
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 27
- Type
- Public
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman
Boardman, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $23,200
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 23
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $18,573
- Type
- Private for-profit
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg
Perrysburg, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $20,390
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 22
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $21,056
- Type
- Private for-profit
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton
Dayton, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $19,400
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 20
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $22,774
- Type
- Private for-profit
Tiffin Academy of Hair Design
Tiffin, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $18,100
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 18
- Type
- Private for-profit
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester
Canal Winchester, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $22,900
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 17
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $19,738
- Type
- Private for-profit
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles
Niles, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $23,200
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 17
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $21,014
- Type
- Private for-profit
Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology
Ontario, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $13,500
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 16
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $19,532
- Type
- Private for-profit
Paramount Beauty Academy
Portsmouth, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $18,955
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 16
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $13,714
- Type
- Private for-profit
Warren County Career Center
Lebanon, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $14,531
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 16
- Type
- Public
Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $17,995
- Length
- 10 months
- Graduates last year
- 15
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $21,998
- Type
- Public
Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy
Fairfield, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $16,850
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 14
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $24,486
- Type
- Private for-profit
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick
Brunswick, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $23,200
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 12
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $21,014
- Type
- Private for-profit
Tri-County Adult Career Center
Nelsonville, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $11,834
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 12
- Type
- Public
Buckeye Joint Vocational School
New Philadelphia, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $11,675
- Length
- 18 months
- Graduates last year
- 11
- Type
- Public
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Oberlin, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Graduates last year
- 10
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $19,211
- Type
- Public
Wayne County Schools Career Center
Smithville, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $10,000
- Length
- 22 months
- Graduates last year
- 10
- Type
- Public
Buckeye Hills Career Center
Rio Grande, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $15,100
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 9
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $14,853
- Type
- Public
Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences
Columbus, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Graduates last year
- 9
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $22,807
- Type
- Private for-profit
The Spa School
Columbus, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $26,550
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 9
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $24,675
- Type
- Private for-profit
Knox County Career Center
Mount Vernon, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Graduates last year
- 8
- Type
- Public
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County
Newark, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Graduates last year
- 7
- Type
- Public
Madison Adult Career Center
Mansfield, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $16,848
- Length
- 24 months
- Graduates last year
- 7
- Type
- Public
EHOVE Career Center
Milan, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $12,500
- Length
- 20 months
- Graduates last year
- 6
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $19,450
- Type
- Public
Hair Academy
Chillicothe, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $20,750
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 5
- Type
- Private for-profit
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Brecksville, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $15,634
- Length
- 20 months
- Graduates last year
- 4
- Type
- Public
Gerbers Akron Beauty School
Akron, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $12,040
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 1
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $15,718
- Type
- Private for-profit
Collins Career Technical Center
Chesapeake, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Type
- Public
Sandusky Career Center
Sandusky, OH
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $16,402
- Length
- 17 months
- Type
- Public
Common questions
How much does cosmetology training cost in Ohio?
The median published tuition is $18,100 (range $10,000 to $26,550, 55 programs reporting). The lowest listed prices are at Wayne County Schools Career Center ($10,000), Buckeye Joint Vocational School ($11,675) and Tri-County Adult Career Center ($11,834). Public community and technical colleges often charge less but report tuition per year rather than per program, so check each school's net price calculator.
How long does cosmetology school take?
Programs that report a length take a median of 13 months to finish (10 to 24 months). Certificates are shorter; associate degrees usually take about two years.
How much do cosmetology graduates earn?
Across 45 programs with reported outcomes, the median graduate earned $21,900 one year after finishing (U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard). Earnings vary by program and local labor market.
Are there public cosmetology programs in Ohio?
Yes. 15 public schools offer it, including Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus, Warren County Career Center, Portage Lakes Career Center, Tri-County Adult Career Center and Buckeye Joint Vocational School.
Data: U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2024-25 and College Scorecard (October 2026 release). Listings change; confirm details with the school before you go. How this directory is built.