Best 50 Cosmetology Schools in Florida (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in Florida, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in Florida
#1 - La Belle Beauty Academy
#2 - American Beauty Schools
#3 - Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy
#4 - La Belle Beauty School
#5 - New Concept Massage and Beauty School
Top Cosmetology Schools in Florida (Full List)
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
98.4%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
96.6%
#3
Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy
North Miami Beach, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
95%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
94.4%
#5
New Concept Massage and Beauty School
Miami, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
92.9%
#6
Charlotte Technical College
Charlotte, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
91.8%
#7
Shear Finesse Beauty Academy
Jacksonville, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
90%
#8
Pembroke Pines, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.6%
#9
Manatee Technical College
Bradenton, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
86.4%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
86.4%
#11
Celebrity School of Beauty
Miami, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
85.5%
#12
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Naples, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
84.8%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
84.5%
#14
Fort Pierce Beauty Academy
Fort Pierce, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.9%
#15
Winter Haven, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.6%
#16
Beauty Academy of South Florida
Hialeah Gardens, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.4%
#17
First Coast Technical College
Saint Augustine, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.9%
#18
Riveroak Technical College
Live Oak, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.8%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.7%
#20
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa
Tampa, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.5%
#21
Paul Mitchell the School-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.4%
#22
Trendsetters School of Beauty & Barbering
Jacksonville, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.2%
#23
The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne
Melbourne, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.2%
#24
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland
Lakeland, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
80.9%
#25
Academy of Career Training
Kissimmee, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
80.4%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.8%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.4%
#28
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools
Boynton Beach, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
78.7%
#29
Flagler Technical College
Palm Coast, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
78.3%
#30
Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty
Lake Park, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
77.3%
#31
Immokalee Technical College
Immokalee, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.4%
#32
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.2%
#33
Traviss Technical College
Lakeland, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.6%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.3%
#35
Bonita Springs, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.2%
#36
Aveda Institute-South Florida
Davie, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
73.3%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.8%
#38
Fort Myers Technical College
Fort Myers, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.6%
#39
Florida Academy of Health & Beauty
Oakland Park, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.1%
#40
Suncoast Technical College
Sarasota, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
71.4%
#41
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry
Casselberry, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
71.4%
#42
Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers
Fort Myers, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.8%
#43
Aveda Institute-Tallahassee
Tallahassee, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70%
#44
The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers
Fort Myers, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.9%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.8%
#46
Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa
Tampa, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.7%
#47
Paul Mitchell the School-Miami
Kendall, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.6%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.4%
#49
Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland
Parkland, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68%
#50
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers
Hollywood, Florida
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
67.7%
How We Ranked Florida 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 50 cosmetology schools in Florida.
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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