BEAUTY SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT — Federal Data, September 2026
Beauty Schools in Connecticut, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
7 accredited institutions in Connecticut report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 7 ranked programs in Connecticut, the median graduate needs 6.5 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $10,851, against median earnings of $19,288 one year after completion.
That is faster than the national median of 6.8 months for this field, measured across the 987 institutions in our national beauty schools ranking. The best performer in the state is TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown in Newtown, at 5.5 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Connecticut institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about beauty schools in Connecticut
The Ranking
7 beauty schools in Connecticut, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIGI Hairdressing Academy NewtownNewtown, CT | for-profit | Certificate | 5.5 | $9,833 | $21,621 | 81% |
| 2 | Paul Mitchell the School-North HavenNorth Haven, CT | for-profit | Certificate | 6.1 | $9,833 | $19,288 | 92% |
| 3 | Academy Di Capelli-School of CosmetologyWallingford, CT | for-profit | Certificate | 6.4 | $10,666 | $19,955 | 70% |
| 4 | International Institute of CosmetologyWethersfield, CT | for-profit | Certificate | 6.5 | $10,946 | $20,111 | 80% |
| 5 | Oxford Academy of Hair Design IncSeymour, CT | for-profit | Certificate | 7.7 | $10,851 | $16,963 | 77% |
| 6 | Branford Academy of Hair & CosmetologyBranford, CT | for-profit | Certificate | 10.5 | $13,918 | $15,931 | 100% |
| 7 | Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-BridgeportBridgeport, CT | for-profit | Certificate | 10.5 | $13,918 | $15,931 | 100% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in Connecticut, one by one
TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown
Newtown, CT
TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown is a private for-profit institution in Newtown. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,833 and report median earnings of $21,621 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 5.5 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 1.0 months faster than the Connecticut state median of 6.5. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 81% completion rate.
Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven
North Haven, CT
Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven is a private for-profit institution in North Haven. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,833 and report median earnings of $19,288 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 6.1 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 0.4 months faster than the Connecticut state median of 6.5. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 92% completion rate.
Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology
Wallingford, CT
Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Wallingford. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $10,666 and report median earnings of $19,955 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 6.4 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and right on the Connecticut state median of 6.5. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 70% completion rate.
International Institute of Cosmetology
Wethersfield, CT
International Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Wethersfield. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $10,946 and report median earnings of $20,111 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 6.5 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and right on the Connecticut state median of 6.5. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 80% completion rate.
Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc
Seymour, CT
Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc is a private for-profit institution in Seymour. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $10,851 and report median earnings of $16,963 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 7.7 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 1.2 months slower than the Connecticut state median of 6.5. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 77% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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