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118 schools in Florida offer cosmetology-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Federal program data groups cosmetology with barbering — schools below may offer any of these.
Florida requires a state cosmetologist license issued by the Florida Board of Cosmetology under the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Candidates must complete 1,200 hours at a licensed cosmetology school and pass two computer-based written exams (theory and written clinical) through Pearson VUE — Florida does not use a hands-on practical exam. There is no apprenticeship alternative to the school requirement.
Official source: Florida Board of Cosmetology, Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) · Exam: Two computer-based written exams (theory and written clinical) through Pearson VUE; Florida has no hands-on practical exam · Typical requirement: 1,200 hours in a licensed Florida cosmetology school program; minimum age 16
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipola College | Marianna | public | $1,133 | 50.9% | $37,378 |
| Cape Coral Technical College | Cape Coral | public | $1,463 | 84.8% | $36,080 |
| Manatee Technical College | Bradenton | public | $1,808 | 71.7% | $38,129 |
| North Florida Technical College | Starke | public | $1,590 | 73.8% | $31,683 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical College | Chipley | public | $2,307 | 41.4% | $32,320 |
| Erwin Technical College | Tampa | public | $2,796 | 79.8% | $37,966 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | public | $2,839 | 5.8% | $35,014 |
| South Florida State College | Avon Park | public | $3,877 | 49.8% | $39,990 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | public | $4,128 | 38.5% | $42,244 |
| Indian River State College | Fort Pierce | public | $3,815 | 44.3% | $38,315 |
| Pensacola State College | Pensacola | public | $3,957 | 36.9% | $36,739 |
| Florida Gateway College | Lake City | public | $5,364 | 52.1% | $37,894 |
| Osceola Technical College | Kissimmee | public | $6,186 | 49.6% | $38,484 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical College | New Port Richey | public | $4,881 | 69.4% | $30,259 |
| Charlotte Technical College | Port Charlotte | public | $5,874 | 58.7% | $36,349 |
| Eastern Florida State College | Melbourne | public | $6,440 | 46.4% | $37,195 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College | Miami | public | $6,243 | 51.6% | $34,107 |
| Daytona State College | Daytona Beach | public | $7,177 | 41.6% | $37,096 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College | Naples | public | $7,283 | 99% | $36,853 |
| Sheridan Technical College | Hollywood | public | $6,677 | 69.5% | $33,166 |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | public | $9,182 | 38.1% | $41,923 |
| Immokalee Technical College | Immokalee | public | $9,065 | 84.2% | $37,652 |
| Marion Technical College | Ocala | public | $8,831 | 76.2% | $36,095 |
| First Coast Technical College | Saint Augustine | public | $9,577 | 76.7% | $33,784 |
| Orange Technical College | Orlando | public | $10,525 | 71.2% | $36,650 |
| Withlacoochee Technical College | Inverness | public | $10,348 | 54.6% | $34,279 |
| Riveroak Technical College | Live Oak | public | $10,143 | 70.7% | $31,778 |
| Tom P. Haney Technical College | Panama City | public | $9,099 | 57.8% | $28,254 |
| Lively Technical College | Tallahassee | public | $10,307 | 52.7% | $30,413 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | public | $12,776 | 24% | $37,543 |
| Florida Academy of Health & Beauty | Oakland Park | private for-profit | $6,953 | not reported | $18,116 |
| Praxis Institute | Miami | private for-profit | $8,785 | 79.2% | $22,300 |
| Suncoast Technical College | Sarasota | public | $16,917 | 50.5% | $40,621 |
| Lake Technical College | Eustis | public | $16,252 | 60.4% | $32,793 |
| North Florida Cosmetology Institute | Tallahassee | private for-profit | $12,136 | 70.7% | $23,615 |
| Emerald Coast Technical College | DeFuniak Springs | public | $19,093 | 77.3% | $36,180 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland | Lakeland | private for-profit | $11,298 | 75.4% | $20,948 |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus | Ocoee | public | $13,700 | 73.2% | $25,145 |
| American Institute of Beauty | Largo | private for-profit | $11,370 | 61.2% | $20,371 |
| Salon Professional Academy-Elevate Salon Institute | Miami Beach | private for-profit | $9,405 | 69.1% | $16,515 |
| Okaloosa Technical College | Fort Walton Beach | public | $18,819 | 67% | $32,577 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | private for-profit | $21,646 | 81.9% | $34,949 |
| Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater | Clearwater | public | $21,932 | 55.3% | $34,627 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | public | $23,620 | 56.3% | $36,188 |
| New Concept Massage and Beauty School | Miami | private for-profit | $13,397 | 82.5% | $20,421 |
| Empire Beauty School-West Palm | West Palm Beach | private for-profit | $16,980 | 64% | $25,073 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa | Tampa | private for-profit | $14,277 | 75.9% | $20,948 |
| Ridge Technical College | Winter Haven | public | $23,170 | 91.6% | $33,484 |
| Empire Beauty School-Lakeland | Lakeland | private for-profit | $17,086 | 68.2% | $23,589 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville | Gainesville | private for-profit | $21,113 | 71.2% | $27,856 |
| Aveda Institute-Tampa Bay | Clearwater | private for-profit | $22,630 | 67.6% | $29,449 |
| Empire Beauty School-Tampa | Tampa | private for-profit | $18,548 | 52.1% | $23,921 |
| American Academy of Cosmetology | Orange Park | private for-profit | $19,121 | 71.7% | $23,985 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers | Fort Myers | private for-profit | $21,091 | 69.8% | $26,408 |
| Hollywood Institute | Margate | private for-profit | $18,466 | 75.4% | $22,285 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry | Casselberry | private for-profit | $17,751 | 73.3% | $21,386 |
| Aveda Institute-South Florida | Davie | private for-profit | $24,529 | 71.7% | $29,426 |
| Cortiva Institute | St. Petersburg | private for-profit | $25,162 | 78.1% | $29,204 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne | Melbourne | private for-profit | $14,520 | 78.3% | $16,515 |
| Nouvelle Institute | Miami | private for-profit | $14,236 | 86.5% | $16,138 |
| Loraines Academy & Spa | Saint Petersburg | private for-profit | $16,186 | 61.3% | $18,342 |
| Meridian College | Sarasota | private for-profit | $29,812 | 75.6% | $33,735 |
| The Beauty Institute | West Palm Beach | private for-profit | $20,896 | 78.7% | $23,023 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers | Hollywood | private for-profit | $19,775 | 76.1% | $21,386 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa | Tampa | private for-profit | $25,105 | 67.9% | $26,897 |
| Cortiva Institute | Maitland | private for-profit | $26,348 | 75.4% | $27,193 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools | Boynton Beach | private for-profit | $27,448 | 76.5% | $27,359 |
| Fort Pierce Beauty Academy | Fort Pierce | private for-profit | $23,191 | 91.2% | $23,091 |
| Tenaj Salon Institute | The Villages | private for-profit | $25,502 | 62.7% | $25,196 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Orlando | Oviedo | private for-profit | $27,230 | 60.3% | $26,897 |
| Jones Technical Institute | Jacksonville | private nonprofit | $25,462 | 71.5% | $24,576 |
| Cortiva Institute | Maitland | private for-profit | $28,407 | 72.4% | $27,193 |
| Fortis Institute-Pensacola | Pensacola | private for-profit | $27,867 | 54.5% | $26,652 |
| International Academy | South Daytona | private for-profit | $21,278 | 53.7% | $19,824 |
| Aveda Institute-Fort Myers | Fort Myers | private for-profit | $25,998 | 67.4% | $24,057 |
| Daytona College | Ormond Beach | private for-profit | $28,706 | 78.9% | $26,422 |
| Cozmo Beauty School | Bonita Springs | private for-profit | $27,214 | 80% | $24,319 |
| La Belle Beauty Academy | Miami | private for-profit | $18,505 | 98.5% | $16,212 |
| Summit Salon Academy | Tampa | private for-profit | $31,223 | 87% | $27,037 |
| Bene's Career Academy | New Port Richey | private for-profit | $24,275 | 61.6% | $19,359 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers | Fort Myers | private for-profit | $24,702 | 80.3% | $16,715 |
| Shear Excellence Hair Academy | Tampa | private for-profit | $37,256 | 56.1% | $23,366 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | private for-profit | $37,240 | 80.2% | $21,386 |
| Celebrity School of Beauty | Miami | private for-profit | $28,762 | 71% | $15,626 |
| Beauty Academy of South Florida | Hialeah Gardens | private for-profit | $52,816 | 70.2% | $16,826 |
| George Stone Technical College | Pensacola | public | not reported | 43% | $35,234 |
| La Belle Beauty School | Hialeah | private for-profit | not reported | 94.2% | $16,879 |
| Fort Myers Technical College | Fort Myers | public | not reported | 81.6% | $40,082 |
| Traviss Technical College | Lakeland | public | not reported | 85.8% | $39,813 |
| Academy of Cosmetology | Merritt Island | private for-profit | not reported | 38.7% | $20,144 |
| M-DCPS The English Center | Miami | public | not reported | 49% | $30,739 |
| Trendsetters School of Beauty & Barbering | Jacksonville | private for-profit | not reported | 69.4% | $25,222 |
| Academy of Career Training | Kissimmee | private for-profit | not reported | 87.8% | $22,029 |
| Flagler Technical College | Palm Coast | public | not reported | 85.4% | not reported |
| Florida Academy | Fort Myers | private for-profit | $15,192 | 72.4% | not reported |
| Futura Career Institute | Hialeah | private for-profit | $25,113 | 89.1% | not reported |
| Shear Finesse Beauty Academy | Jacksonville | private for-profit | $24,584 | not reported | not reported |
| Kaizen Beauty Academy | Pembroke Pines | private for-profit | not reported | 95.1% | not reported |
| Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy | Hallandale Beach | private for-profit | $24,015 | 92.9% | not reported |
| Boca Beauty Academy | Boca Raton | private for-profit | $22,643 | 88.9% | not reported |
| Parisian Spa Institute | Jacksonville | private for-profit | $5,538 | 87.2% | not reported |
| First Coast Barber Academy | Jacksonville | private for-profit | $15,976 | 61.7% | not reported |
| Latin Beauty Academy | greenacres | private for-profit | $16,967 | 75% | not reported |
| South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus | HOMESTEAD | public | $3,049 | 72.2% | not reported |
| Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland | Parkland | private for-profit | $23,227 | 86.8% | not reported |
| Gadsden Technical College | Quincy | public | $3,866 | 88% | not reported |
| World Class Academy of Beauty Careers | Tallahassee | private for-profit | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| American Beauty and Trade School | Miami | private for-profit | $12,712 | 98% | not reported |
| UR Beauty & Barber Academy | Sebring | private for-profit | $16,585 | 75% | not reported |
| Wilton Simpson Technical College | Brooksville | public | $12,547 | 52.2% | not reported |
| KCK Beauty & Barber Academy | Jacksonville | private for-profit | $11,821 | 81.7% | not reported |
| Bellasa Professional Institute | Miami Springs | private for-profit | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Adrian H. Wallace Barber Academy | Pensacola | private for-profit | $11,915 | 78.1% | not reported |
| Total Beauty Institute | Jacksonville | private nonprofit | $22,316 | not reported | not reported |
| Florida Professional Institute | Miami | private for-profit | $27,688 | 100% | not reported |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Lauderdale | Plantation | private for-profit | $22,535 | 70.2% | not reported |
| Ruben's Five Star Academy | Lake Wales | private for-profit | $22,712 | 75% | not reported |
| JT's Cuts Academy | Fort Lauderdale | private for-profit | $15,305 | not reported | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
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