COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK — Federal Data, September 2026
Cosmetology Schools in New York, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
33 accredited institutions in New York 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 33 ranked programs in New York, the median graduate needs 6.3 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $9,167, against median earnings of $17,534 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 Barber & Beauty Institute of New York in Hempstead, at 3.0 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on New York institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about cosmetology schools in New York
The Ranking
33 cosmetology schools in New York, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barber & Beauty Institute of New YorkHempstead, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.0 | $4,848 | $19,470 | 77% |
| 2 | Aesthetic Science InstituteLatham, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.4 | $6,333 | $22,638 | 94% |
| 3 | Atelier Esthetique Institute of EstheticsNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.5 | $6,333 | $21,516 | 57% |
| 4 | Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & MakeupNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.8 | $6,197 | $19,396 | 94% |
| 5 | New York School of Esthetics & Day Spawhite plains, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.9 | $6,625 | $20,531 | 98% |
| 6 | New York Institute of BeautyIslandia, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 4.0 | $6,062 | $18,365 | 87% |
| 7 | Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care TrainingNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 4.2 | $6,333 | $17,926 | 89% |
| 8 | Shear Ego International School of Hair DesignRochester, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $7,166 | $17,747 | 91% |
| 9 | Western Suffolk BOCESNorthport, NY | Public | Certificate | 4.8 | $7,210 | $17,906 | 84% |
| 10 | Long Island Nail Skin & Hair InstituteBethpage, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 4.9 | $6,333 | $15,644 | 88% |
| 11 | Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCESElmira, NY | Public | Certificate | 5.1 | $9,500 | $22,221 | 75% |
| 12 | Paul Mitchell the School-SchenectadySchenectady, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 5.1 | $7,407 | $17,570 | 94% |
| 13 | Capri Cosmetology Learning CentersNanuet, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 5.3 | $7,915 | $17,982 | 89% |
| 14 | Continental School of Beauty Culture-West SenecaWest Seneca, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 5.3 | $9,847 | $22,092 | 78% |
| 15 | Long Island Beauty School-HauppaugeHauppauge, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 5.7 | $7,039 | $14,931 | 75% |
| 16 | Continental School of Beauty Culture-RochesterRochester, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.3 | $9,617 | $18,208 | 70% |
| 17 | Continental School of Beauty Culture-MattydaleMattydale, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.3 | $9,617 | $18,208 | 82% |
| 18 | Brittany Beauty AcademyBrooklyn, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.5 | $9,167 | $17,026 | 54% |
| 19 | Brittany Beauty AcademyLevittown, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.6 | $9,284 | $16,822 | 94% |
| 20 | Brittany Beauty AcademyBronx, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.6 | $9,284 | $16,822 | 72% |
| 21 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New YorkNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.8 | $9,500 | $16,886 | 80% |
| 22 | Sharp Edgez Barber InstituteRochester, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.9 | $6,333 | $11,084 | 97% |
| 23 | ARROJO AcademyNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.9 | $10,666 | $18,528 | 98% |
| 24 | Paul Mitchell the School-NYCStaten Island, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 7.0 | $5,500 | $9,493 | 84% |
| 25 | The Salon Professional Academy-TonawandaTonawanda, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 7.3 | $10,667 | $17,534 | 71% |
| 26 | Erie 1 BOCESWest Seneca, NY | Public | Certificate | 7.4 | $9,500 | $15,359 | 96% |
| 27 | Long Island Beauty School-HempsteadHempstead, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 8.0 | $9,500 | $14,173 | 89% |
| 28 | Empire Beauty School-ManhattanNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 8.4 | $10,667 | $15,322 | 51% |
| 29 | Empire Beauty School-RochesterRochester, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 8.4 | $10,667 | $15,322 | 61% |
| 30 | Empire Beauty School-PeekskillPeekskill, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 9.4 | $10,667 | $13,638 | 89% |
| 31 | Empire Beauty School-BuffaloCheektowaga, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 10.1 | $13,583 | $16,062 | 46% |
| 32 | Empire Beauty School-QueensAstoria, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 10.7 | $14,492 | $16,251 | 61% |
| 33 | Berkowits School of ElectrolysisForest Hills, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 10.9 | $6,333 | $7,002 | 84% |
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 New York, one by one
Barber & Beauty Institute of New York
Hempstead, NY
Barber & Beauty Institute of New York is a private for-profit institution in Hempstead. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $4,848 and report median earnings of $19,470 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.0 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 3.3 months faster than the New York state median of 6.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 77% completion rate.
Aesthetic Science Institute
Latham, NY
Aesthetic Science Institute is a private for-profit institution in Latham. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $6,333 and report median earnings of $22,638 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.4 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 2.9 months faster than the New York state median of 6.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 94% completion rate.
Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics
New York, NY
Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics is a private for-profit institution in New York. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $6,333 and report median earnings of $21,516 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.5 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 2.8 months faster than the New York state median of 6.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 57% completion rate.
Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & Makeup
New York, NY
Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & Makeup is a private for-profit institution in New York. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $6,197 and report median earnings of $19,396 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.8 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 2.5 months faster than the New York state median of 6.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 94% completion rate.
New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa
white plains, NY
New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa is a private for-profit institution in white plains. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $6,625 and report median earnings of $20,531 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.9 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 2.4 months faster than the New York state median of 6.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 98% 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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