Best 25 Cosmetology Schools in Michigan (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in Michigan, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in Michigan
#1 - French Academy of Cosmetology
#2 - L'esprit Academy
#3 - Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes
#4 - Paul Mitchell The School-Farmington Hills
#5 - M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant
Top Cosmetology Schools in Michigan (Full List)
#1
French Academy of Cosmetology
Spring Lake, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
96.4%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.9%
#3
Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes
Port Huron, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.6%
#4
Paul Mitchell The School-Farmington Hills
Farmington Hills, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87%
#5
M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
82.7%
#6
Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids
Kentwood, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79%
#7
Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc
Bay City, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
77.2%
#8
Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan
Sterling Heights, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.2%
#9
Douglas J Aveda Institute
East Lansing, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.8%
#10
Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe
Monroe, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.6%
#11
Marketti Academy of Cosmetology
Waterford Township, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
73.5%
#12
Michigan College of Beauty-Troy
Troy, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.2%
#13
P&A Scholars Beauty School
Detroit, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.7%
#15
Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology
Cadillac, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.4%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.2%
#17
Nuvo College of Cosmetology
Norton Shores, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
67.1%
#18
David Pressley School of Cosmetology
Taylor, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65.8%
#19
Creative Hair School of Cosmetology
Flint, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65.5%
#20
Empire Beauty School-Michigan
Walker, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65%
#21
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty
Kalamazoo, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
64.5%
#22
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
58.4%
#23
Brighton Institute of Cosmetology
Brighton, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
56.1%
#24
Saint Joseph, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
55.2%
#25
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek
Battle Creek, Michigan
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
51.3%
How We Ranked Michigan 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 25 cosmetology schools in Michigan.
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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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.
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