Best 16 Cosmetology Schools in South Carolina (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in South Carolina, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in South Carolina
#1 - Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston
#2 - Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering
#3 - LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc
#4 - Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville
#5 - Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta
Top Cosmetology Schools in South Carolina (Full List)
#1
Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston
North Charleston, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.6%
#2
Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering
Aiken, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
78.1%
#3
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc
Camden, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
77%
#4
Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
71.8%
#5
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta
Augusta, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.8%
#6
Charleston Cosmetology Institute
Charleston, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.7%
#7
Greenville, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65.5%
#8
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek
Goose Creek, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
64.5%
#9
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
63.8%
#10
Greenwood, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
62%
#11
Strand College of Hair Design
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60.9%
#12
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60.5%
#13
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence
Florence, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
56.3%
#14
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill
Rock Hill, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
54.2%
#15
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg
Spartanburg, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
51.8%
#16
Sumter, South Carolina
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
50.4%
How We Ranked South Carolina 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 16 cosmetology schools in South Carolina.
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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