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44 schools in New York 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.
New York requires a state cosmetology license from the Department of State's Division of Licensing Services under the Appearance Enhancement law. Applicants must complete a 1,000-hour approved course of study and pass both the New York State written and practical exams; the license renews every 4 years. There is no apprenticeship pathway, though applicants with 5 years of equivalent legal experience in the occupation may apply for licensure.
Official source: New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services · Exam: Both a New York State written exam and a practical exam, administered by the Department of State · Typical requirement: 1,000-hour approved course of study at a state-approved school; minimum age 17; license term is 4 years
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career School of NY | Staten Island | private nonprofit | $3,283 | 76.7% | $35,778 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES | Riverhead | public | $10,121 | 76% | $63,394 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES | Oakdale | public | $11,330 | 84.2% | $63,394 |
| Erie 1 BOCES | West Seneca | public | $12,987 | 89.1% | $47,114 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES | Sayville | public | $24,557 | 76.1% | $63,394 |
| Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics | New York | private for-profit | $16,070 | 64.7% | $40,826 |
| Westchester School of Beauty Culture | Mount Vernon | private for-profit | $12,932 | 75.5% | $32,170 |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Liverpool | public | $19,002 | 76.5% | $40,658 |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES | Elmira | public | $20,757 | 77.1% | $43,956 |
| Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology | Albany | private for-profit | $16,747 | 71.6% | $32,014 |
| Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers | Nanuet | private for-profit | $17,425 | 88.9% | $30,190 |
| American Beauty School | Bronx | private for-profit | $12,492 | 47.2% | $21,111 |
| Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus | Albany | private for-profit | $24,241 | 35.9% | $38,830 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester | Rochester | private for-profit | $14,993 | 63.1% | $23,906 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca | West Seneca | private for-profit | $13,937 | 72.9% | $22,193 |
| Empire Beauty School-Peekskill | Peekskill | private for-profit | $19,310 | 87.8% | $27,916 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda | Tonawanda | private for-profit | $18,346 | 63% | $26,460 |
| Empire Beauty School-Rochester | Rochester | private for-profit | $17,264 | 47.2% | $24,022 |
| Empire Beauty School-Queens | Astoria | private for-profit | $18,046 | 62.5% | $24,397 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-NYC | Staten Island | private for-profit | $24,336 | 83.7% | $32,002 |
| Empire Beauty School-Buffalo | Cheektowaga | private for-profit | $17,083 | 48.1% | $22,377 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York | New York | private for-profit | $21,623 | 75.6% | $28,013 |
| Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute | Bethpage | private for-profit | $18,337 | 90% | $23,404 |
| Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge | Williamsville | private for-profit | $20,598 | not reported | $26,249 |
| Empire Beauty School-Manhattan | New York | private for-profit | $18,892 | 54.2% | $24,022 |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge | Hauppauge | private for-profit | $22,689 | 84.4% | $26,900 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Mattydale | Mattydale | private for-profit | $20,904 | 79.1% | $23,906 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Levittown | private for-profit | $21,312 | 92.7% | $18,753 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Bronx | private for-profit | $22,795 | 53.7% | $18,753 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Brooklyn | private for-profit | $23,643 | 68.8% | $17,992 |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead | Hempstead | private for-profit | $26,387 | 88% | $17,378 |
| Berkowits School of Electrolysis | Forest Hills | private for-profit | not reported | 86.1% | not reported |
| Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & Makeup | New York | private for-profit | $14,570 | 94.1% | not reported |
| Shear Ego International School of Hair Design | Rochester | private for-profit | $29,578 | 86.5% | not reported |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES | Plattsburgh | public | $14,384 | 91.1% | not reported |
| Western Suffolk BOCES | Northport | public | not reported | 83.5% | $49,667 |
| Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training | New York | private for-profit | $7,746 | 50% | not reported |
| New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa | white plains | private for-profit | $16,348 | 97.8% | not reported |
| Barber & Beauty Institute of New York | Hempstead | private for-profit | $15,730 | 72.5% | not reported |
| Aesthetic Science Institute | Latham | private for-profit | $11,171 | 89% | not reported |
| New York Institute of Beauty | Islandia | private for-profit | $27,491 | 87.1% | not reported |
| Sharp Edgez Barber Institute | Rochester | private for-profit | $12,714 | 96.3% | not reported |
| ARROJO Academy | New York | private for-profit | $21,774 | 84.9% | not reported |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Schenectady | Schenectady | private for-profit | $19,058 | 83.5% | 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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