COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS IN LOUISIANA — Federal Data, September 2026
Cosmetology Schools in Louisiana, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
25 accredited institutions in Louisiana 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 25 ranked programs in Louisiana, the median graduate needs 10.1 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $12,500, against median earnings of $15,617 one year after completion.
That is slower 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 Omega Institute of Cosmetology in Houma, at 5.0 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Louisiana institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about cosmetology schools in Louisiana
The Ranking
25 cosmetology schools in Louisiana, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omega Institute of CosmetologyHouma, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 5.0 | $5,250 | $12,524 | 97% |
| 2 | Opelousas School of CosmetologyOpelousas, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 5.5 | $5,797 | $12,711 | 80% |
| 3 | John Jay Beauty CollegeKenner, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 5.6 | $8,093 | $17,493 | 90% |
| 4 | LaSalle TechHouma, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 5.9 | $7,720 | $15,617 | 88% |
| 5 | My Le’s Beauty CollegeGretna, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 6.0 | $9,000 | $17,980 | 85% |
| 6 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-CovingtonCovington, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 6.3 | $9,833 | $18,605 | 80% |
| 7 | Cosmetology Training CenterLafayette, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 6.3 | $7,402 | $14,052 | 83% |
| 8 | Stage One-The Hair SchoolLake Charles, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 6.8 | $9,833 | $17,395 | 72% |
| 9 | Delta College WestLake Charles, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 7.9 | $7,712 | $11,718 | 29% |
| 10 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-LafayetteLafayette, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 8.0 | $9,557 | $14,397 | 87% |
| 11 | Belbo Beauty InstituteShreveport, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 8.9 | $12,500 | $16,842 | 78% |
| 12 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 8.9 | $13,272 | $17,929 | 64% |
| 13 | VH Barber & Styling AcademyBossier City, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 10.1 | $16,500 | $19,545 | 100% |
| 14 | Denham Springs Beauty SchoolDenham Springs, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 10.3 | $9,833 | $11,471 | 60% |
| 15 | Celebrity Stylist Beauty SchoolMonroe, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 11.7 | $13,833 | $14,178 | 100% |
| 16 | Celebrity Barber SchoolMonroe, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 11.7 | $13,833 | $14,178 | 100% |
| 17 | Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, LA | Public | Certificate | 11.8 | $15,000 | $15,278 | 24% |
| 18 | Paul Mitchell the School-Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 11.8 | $16,375 | $16,701 | 75% |
| 19 | Paul Mitchell the School-New OrleansMetairie, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 11.8 | $16,375 | $16,701 | 76% |
| 20 | Compass Career CollegeHammond, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 12.1 | $12,458 | $12,318 | 59% |
| 21 | Blue Cliff College-MetairieMetairie, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 12.6 | $16,535 | $15,719 | 56% |
| 22 | Blue Cliff College-LafayetteLafayette, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 12.6 | $16,535 | $15,719 | 50% |
| 23 | Blue Cliff College-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 12.6 | $16,535 | $15,719 | 34% |
| 24 | Park Place Premier Barber SchoolNew Orleans, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 14.3 | $16,500 | $13,807 | 60% |
| 25 | J’s Barber CollegeNew Iberia, LA | for-profit | Certificate | 14.4 | $15,625 | $13,041 | 57% |
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 Louisiana, one by one
Omega Institute of Cosmetology
Houma, LA
Omega Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Houma. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,250 and report median earnings of $12,524 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 5.0 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 5.1 months faster than the Louisiana state median of 10.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 97% completion rate.
Opelousas School of Cosmetology
Opelousas, LA
Opelousas School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Opelousas. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,797 and report median earnings of $12,711 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 5.5 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 4.6 months faster than the Louisiana state median of 10.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 80% completion rate.
John Jay Beauty College
Kenner, LA
John Jay Beauty College is a private for-profit institution in Kenner. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,093 and report median earnings of $17,493 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 5.6 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 4.5 months faster than the Louisiana state median of 10.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 90% completion rate.
LaSalle Tech
Houma, LA
LaSalle Tech is a private for-profit institution in Houma. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,720 and report median earnings of $15,617 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 5.9 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 4.2 months faster than the Louisiana state median of 10.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 88% completion rate.
My Le’s Beauty College
Gretna, LA
My Le’s Beauty College is a private for-profit institution in Gretna. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,000 and report median earnings of $17,980 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 6.0 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 4.1 months faster than the Louisiana state median of 10.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 85% 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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