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24 schools in New Jersey offer cosmetology-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 4 registered apprenticeship sponsors in New Jersey train cosmetology apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups cosmetology with barbering — schools below may offer any of these.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | public | $6,778 | 34.6% | $48,145 |
| Union County Vocational Technical School | Scotch Plains | public | $7,361 | 97.4% | $37,590 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | public | $10,828 | 67.6% | $47,122 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield | North Plainfield | private for-profit | $12,027 | 63.2% | $24,509 |
| MCVSD | Freehold | public | $23,555 | 58.6% | $45,062 |
| Artistic Academy of Hair Design | Morris Plains | private for-profit | $19,085 | 88.1% | $34,266 |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness | Voorhees | private for-profit | $17,818 | 90.2% | $29,601 |
| P B Cosmetology Education Center | Gloucester | private for-profit | $16,188 | 77.1% | $26,800 |
| Total Image Beauty Academy | Union City | private for-profit | $12,830 | 92.5% | $18,720 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield | Bloomfield | private for-profit | $17,191 | 41.8% | $23,925 |
| Empire Beauty School-Union | Union | private for-profit | $17,620 | 53.4% | $23,925 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | private for-profit | $19,137 | 55.3% | $24,397 |
| Shore Beauty School | Egg Harbor Township | private for-profit | $19,725 | 63.4% | $21,377 |
| Parisian Beauty School | Hackensack | private for-profit | $32,141 | 86.4% | $27,767 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | private for-profit | $37,819 | 52.7% | $31,914 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York | West New York | private for-profit | $21,953 | not reported | $18,123 |
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology | Wayne | private for-profit | not reported | 88.5% | not reported |
| Innovate Salon Academy | South Plainfield | private for-profit | $42,607 | 86.7% | not reported |
| Cutting Edge Academy | Succasunna | private for-profit | $31,106 | 90.3% | not reported |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Ewing | private for-profit | $23,670 | 79.4% | not reported |
| Pro Beauty Academy | Edison | private for-profit | $33,472 | 65.8% | not reported |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton | public | not reported | 82.4% | not reported |
| Salon Professional Academy | Howell | private for-profit | $17,492 | not reported | not reported |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Brick Township | private for-profit | $26,744 | 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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