COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS IN UTAH — Federal Data, September 2026
Cosmetology Schools in Utah, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
19 accredited institutions in Utah 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 19 ranked programs in Utah, the median graduate needs 5.9 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $9,283, against median earnings of $20,565 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 cosmetology schools ranking. The best performer in the state is Cameo College of Essential Beauty in Murray, at 3.2 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Utah institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about cosmetology schools in Utah
The Ranking
19 cosmetology schools in Utah, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameo College of Essential BeautyMurray, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 3.2 | $6,150 | $22,885 | 85% |
| 2 | Davis Technical CollegeKaysville, UT | Public | Certificate | 3.5 | $5,500 | $18,745 | 57% |
| 3 | Acaydia School of AestheticsProvo, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 3.6 | $7,668 | $25,253 | 68% |
| 4 | Skinworks School of Advanced SkincareSalt Lake City, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 3.8 | $7,667 | $24,463 | 73% |
| 5 | Mandalyn AcademyAmerican Fork, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 4.2 | $7,667 | $21,711 | 90% |
| 6 | Avalon Institute-LaytonLayton, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $8,081 | $21,496 | 86% |
| 7 | Taylor Andrews Academy-St GeorgeSt. George, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 5.5 | $8,358 | $18,254 | 88% |
| 8 | The Barber SchoolMidvale, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 5.5 | $7,491 | $16,343 | 59% |
| 9 | Medspa AcademiesSouth Jordan, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 5.8 | $12,394 | $25,502 | 92% |
| 10 | Collectiv AcademySandy, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 5.9 | $10,194 | $20,565 | 91% |
| 11 | Paul Mitchell the School-LoganLogan, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 5.9 | $10,556 | $21,384 | 78% |
| 12 | Skin Science InstituteSandy, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 5.9 | $9,283 | $18,777 | 70% |
| 13 | Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar CityCedar City, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 6.0 | $5,500 | $11,052 | 35% |
| 14 | Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake CityHolladay, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 6.0 | $10,556 | $21,219 | 88% |
| 15 | Paul Mitchell the School-ProvoProvo, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 6.1 | $10,556 | $20,689 | 71% |
| 16 | Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West JordanWest Jordan, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 6.2 | $10,556 | $20,460 | 72% |
| 17 | Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-ProvoProvo, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 6.2 | $10,556 | $20,460 | 83% |
| 18 | Aveda Institute-ProvoProvo, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 6.5 | $10,555 | $19,530 | 84% |
| 19 | Renaissance AcademieProvo, UT | for-profit | Certificate | 9.9 | $9,800 | $11,932 | 85% |
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 Utah, one by one
Cameo College of Essential Beauty
Murray, UT
Cameo College of Essential Beauty is a private for-profit institution in Murray. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $6,150 and report median earnings of $22,885 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.2 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 2.7 months faster than the Utah state median of 5.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 85% completion rate.
Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT
Davis Technical College is a public institution in Kaysville. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,500 and report median earnings of $18,745 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.5 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 2.4 months faster than the Utah state median of 5.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 57% completion rate.
Acaydia School of Aesthetics
Provo, UT
Acaydia School of Aesthetics is a private for-profit institution in Provo. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,668 and report median earnings of $25,253 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.6 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 2.3 months faster than the Utah state median of 5.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 68% completion rate.
Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare
Salt Lake City, UT
Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare is a private for-profit institution in Salt Lake City. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,667 and report median earnings of $24,463 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.8 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 2.1 months faster than the Utah state median of 5.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 73% completion rate.
Mandalyn Academy
American Fork, UT
Mandalyn Academy is a private for-profit institution in American Fork. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,667 and report median earnings of $21,711 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.2 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 1.7 months faster than the Utah state median of 5.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 90% 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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