Best 25 Esthetician Schools in Ohio for 2023
Discover the best esthetician schools in Ohio, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available for 2023.
Top Esthetician Schools in Ohio
#1 - Gerbers Akron Beauty School
#2 - LaBarberia Institute of Hair
#3 - Summit Salon Academy
#4 - Aveda Fredric's Institute
#5 - Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy
Top Esthetician Schools in Ohio (Full List)
#1
Gerbers Akron Beauty School
Akron, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
89.10%
#2
LaBarberia Institute of Hair
Cleveland, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.30%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.80%
#4
Aveda Fredric's Institute
West Chester, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
83.60%
#5
Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy
Fairfield, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
80.20%
#6
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology Centerville Campus
Dayton, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.70%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
79.60%
#8
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology Vandalia Campus
Dayton, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
76.50%
#9
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc.
Brunswick, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.00%
#10
Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
73.10%
#11
Inner State Beauty School
Cleveland, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.20%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.10%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.40%
#14
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Oberlin, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.20%
#15
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc.
Alliance, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.90%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.40%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.40%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.10%
#18
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture
Boardman, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.80%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.50%
#20
Ohio State School of Cosmetology
Heath, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60.20%
#21
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture
Niles, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
58.90%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
58.80%
#23
Elite School of Cosmetology
Norwalk, Ohio
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
52.30%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
51.80%
How We Ranked Ohio Esthetician Programs
The selected esthetician schools are accredited or state-approved to provide esthetician 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 years of available data (2019 - 2021). 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, the most recent publicly available as of press time) 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 esthetician schools in Ohio.
Graduation rate and student enrollment data are from the U.S. Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reports. Certain schools may be omitted from the Beauty Schools Directory ranking, particularly if their IPEDS self-reported data are missing key information. Many excellent educational institutions may as a result not be represented on these rankings of top esthetician schools.
Editorial Transparency and Anti-Bias Statement
This program ranking and others on our site were created by Beauty Schools Directory editorial staff based on both proprietary and publicly available data points. In providing this information for our readers, our team makes editorial decisions independent from any commercial partnerships with any educational institution.