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Cosmetology schools in Florida
Florida has 120 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Florida, expect to start around $27,450–$28,340 and reach a median of $29,530 with experience; the top quarter earn $35,090 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Florida). Graduates of these Florida programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $16,141 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Florida
$27,450starting (10th percentile)
$28,340early career (25th)
$29,530median, all experience
$35,090experienced (75th)
$58,320top earners (90th)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 23,530 employed in Florida. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in Florida, ranked by what their graduates earned
120campuses in Florida
7,344credentials awarded / yr
$16,141median earnings, yr 1 (Florida)
$17,178median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)
Cities: Altamonte SpringsAvon ParkBoca RatonBonita SpringsBoynton BeachBradentonBrooksvilleCape CoralCasselberryChipleyClearwaterDavieDaytona BeachDeFuniak SpringsDelray BeachEustisFort MyersFort PierceFort Walton BeachGainesvilleHallandale BeachHialeahHialeah GardensHollywoodHomesteadImmokaleeInvernessJacksonvilleKissimmeeLake CityLake WorthLakelandLargoLive OakMaitlandMargateMariannaMelbourneMerritt IslandMiami
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Stone Technical College | Pensacola | Public | 8 | $20,692 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Cortiva Institute | Maitland | for-profit | 119 | $20,282 | $6,333 | 70% | $32,315 |
| Cortiva Institute | Pompano Beach | for-profit | 55 | $20,282 | $6,333 | 80% | $31,749 |
| Florida Academy | Fort Myers | for-profit | 77 | $20,274 | $6,333 | 71% | $19,059 |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | Public | 182 | $20,122 | $4,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Summit Salon Academy | Tampa | for-profit | 121 | $20,010 | $7,389 | 82% | $37,417 |
| Okaloosa Technical College | Fort Walton Beach | Public | 25 | $19,935 | not reported | 82% | $21,680 |
| Cozmo Beauty School | Bonita Springs | for-profit | 34 | $19,888 | not reported | 95% | $29,986 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | for-profit | 82 | $19,777 | $12,389 | 79% | $25,255 |
| Lake Technical College | Eustis | Public | 54 | $19,570 | not reported | 47% | $25,443 |
| Aveda Institute-Tallahassee | Tallahassee | for-profit | 267 | $19,424 | $7,455 | 71% | $25,144 |
| The Beauty Institute | West Palm Beach | for-profit | 7 | $18,764 | not reported | 100% | $26,394 |
| Loraines Academy & Spa | Saint Petersburg | for-profit | 39 | $18,407 | $6,333 | 61% | $19,792 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Lauderdale | Plantation | for-profit | 23 | $18,237 | $6,492 | 71% | $28,357 |
| Aveda Institute-South Florida | Davie | for-profit | 281 | $18,182 | $7,364 | 73% | $27,962 |
| Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty | West Palm Beach | for-profit | 26 | $18,174 | $6,549 | not reported | not reported |
| American Institute of Beauty | Largo | for-profit | 176 | $18,163 | $7,600 | 60% | $14,713 |
| Traviss Technical College | Lakeland | Public | 24 | $17,909 | not reported | 90% | not reported |
| Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville | Gainesville | for-profit | 87 | $17,878 | $13,000 | 76% | $23,503 |
| Marion Technical College | Ocala | Public | 59 | $17,878 | not reported | 80% | $13,021 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa | Tampa | for-profit | 79 | $17,801 | $7,232 | 74% | $30,160 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Orlando | Oviedo | for-profit | 71 | $17,801 | $7,232 | 61% | $30,103 |
| Empire Beauty School-Lakeland | Lakeland | for-profit | 52 | $17,698 | $12,500 | 59% | $22,399 |
| Sheridan Technical College | Hollywood | Public | 233 | $17,675 | not reported | 70% | $12,784 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Miami | Miami | for-profit | 40 | $17,532 | $9,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Empire Beauty School-Tampa | Tampa | for-profit | 38 | $17,189 | $12,090 | 54% | $22,700 |
| Pensacola State College | Pensacola | Public | 119 | $17,103 | $3,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Florida State College | Melbourne | Public | 12 | $17,034 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tom P. Haney Technical College | Panama City | Public | 33 | $16,910 | not reported | 61% | $17,069 |
| Withlacoochee Technical College | Inverness | Public | 25 | $16,873 | not reported | 61% | $12,540 |
| Parisian Spa Institute | Jacksonville | for-profit | 70 | $16,692 | $3,167 | 93% | $5,538 |
| Tenaj Salon Institute | The Villages | for-profit | 42 | $16,594 | $11,020 | 62% | $31,199 |
| Empire Beauty School-West Palm | West Palm Beach | for-profit | 27 | $16,444 | $13,000 | 60% | $22,326 |
| Hollywood Institute | Margate | for-profit | 79 | $16,438 | $6,786 | 78% | $22,209 |
| Boca Beauty Academy | Boca Raton | for-profit | 249 | $16,413 | $6,723 | 90% | $26,109 |
| Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland | Parkland | for-profit | 168 | $16,413 | $6,723 | 86% | $25,482 |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus | Winter Garden | Public | 95 | $16,401 | not reported | 71% | $18,009 |
| Ridge Technical College | Winter Haven | Public | 82 | $16,400 | not reported | 99% | not reported |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers | Fort Myers | for-profit | 46 | $16,243 | $9,833 | 81% | $24,785 |
| International Academy | South Daytona | for-profit | 28 | $16,219 | $9,500 | 48% | $25,223 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools | Boynton Beach | for-profit | 74 | $16,186 | $8,143 | 71% | $33,555 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa | Tampa | for-profit | 81 | $16,141 | $6,333 | 77% | $19,006 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland | Lakeland | for-profit | 60 | $16,141 | $6,333 | 76% | $15,229 |
| Academy of Cosmetology | Merritt Island | for-profit | 66 | $16,030 | $6,333 | 39% | not reported |
| Indian River State College | Fort Pierce | Public | 145 | $16,011 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Florida Gateway College | Lake City | Public | 62 | $15,715 | $5,550 | not reported | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne | Melbourne | for-profit | 76 | $15,678 | $6,774 | 86% | $17,610 |
| Salon Professional Academy-Elevate Salon Institute | Miami Beach | for-profit | 11 | $15,678 | $6,774 | 68% | $9,405 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Delray Beach | Delray Beach | for-profit | 11 | $15,678 | $6,774 | not reported | not reported |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers | Hollywood | for-profit | 143 | $15,657 | $6,333 | 79% | $23,901 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry | Casselberry | for-profit | 129 | $15,657 | $6,333 | 73% | $21,424 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | for-profit | 124 | $15,657 | $6,333 | 83% | $42,313 |
| Aveda Institute-Fort Myers | Fort Myers | for-profit | 49 | $15,519 | $9,105 | 68% | $29,993 |
| First Coast Technical College | Saint Augustine | Public | 90 | $15,502 | not reported | 77% | $14,288 |
| North Florida Cosmetology Institute | Tallahassee | for-profit | 72 | $15,376 | $6,334 | 67% | $19,231 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical College | Chipley | Public | 10 | $15,356 | not reported | 41% | $9,702 |
| Cape Coral Technical College | Cape Coral | Public | 20 | $15,295 | not reported | 83% | $2,297 |
| Daytona State College | Daytona Beach | Public | 86 | $15,234 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Florida Academy of Health & Beauty | Oakland Park | for-profit | 19 | $15,168 | $4,903 | 83% | $13,898 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers | Fort Myers | for-profit | 25 | $14,985 | not reported | 67% | $28,555 |
| Academy of Career Training | Kissimmee | for-profit | 43 | $14,888 | $5,777 | 82% | not reported |
| Osceola Technical College | Kissimmee | Public | 49 | $14,829 | not reported | 47% | $10,001 |
| Lively Technical College | Tallahassee | Public | 115 | $14,678 | not reported | 51% | $15,490 |
| Bene's Career Academy | New Port Richey | for-profit | 81 | $13,756 | $6,333 | 63% | $28,524 |
| La Belle Beauty Academy | Miami | for-profit | 80 | $13,599 | $8,149 | 98% | $24,765 |
| Fort Pierce Beauty Academy | Fort Pierce | for-profit | 9 | $13,568 | $7,916 | 88% | $26,676 |
| Latin Beauty Academy | greenacres | for-profit | 71 | $13,220 | $7,333 | 75% | $21,270 |
| Celebrity School of Beauty | Miami | for-profit | 186 | $12,381 | $6,333 | 71% | $37,033 |
| Nouvelle Institute | Miami | for-profit | 136 | $12,314 | not reported | 87% | $17,929 |
| Beauty Academy of South Florida | Hialeah Gardens | for-profit | 134 | $12,296 | $7,316 | 72% | $59,338 |
| La Belle Beauty School | Hialeah | for-profit | 88 | $12,253 | $8,149 | 89% | not reported |
| Florida Barber Academy | Plantation | for-profit | 24 | $12,090 | $13,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Pensacola | Pensacola | for-profit | 26 | $12,049 | $10,800 | 54% | not reported |
| Emerald Coast Technical College | DeFuniak Springs | Public | 5 | $12,030 | not reported | 87% | $22,891 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical College | New Port Richey | Public | 40 | $11,889 | not reported | 71% | $11,021 |
| Futura Career Institute | Hialeah | for-profit | 94 | $11,822 | not reported | 89% | $30,765 |
| Fort Myers Technical College | Fort Myers | Public | 28 | $11,603 | not reported | 81% | not reported |
| Shear Excellence Hair Academy | Tampa | for-profit | 73 | $11,417 | $9,000 | 50% | $43,034 |
| New Concept Massage and Beauty School | Miami | for-profit | 16 | $11,136 | $5,500 | 85% | $17,343 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Public | 167 | not reported | $6,498 | not reported | not reported |
| Manatee Technical College | Bradenton | Public | 134 | not reported | not reported | 64% | $4,193 |
| Praxis Institute | Miami | for-profit | 110 | not reported | not reported | 78% | $11,424 |
| M-DCPS The English Center | Miami | Public | 93 | not reported | not reported | 92% | not reported |
| Suncoast Technical College | Sarasota | Public | 91 | not reported | not reported | 50% | $24,456 |
| American Academy of Cosmetology | Orange Park | for-profit | 76 | not reported | $6,333 | 67% | $25,624 |
| Cortiva Institute | St. Petersburg | for-profit | 58 | not reported | $6,333 | 79% | $28,409 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College | Naples | Public | 55 | not reported | not reported | 99% | $14,698 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Public | 55 | not reported | not reported | 60% | $30,586 |
| Daytona College | Ormond Beach | for-profit | 44 | not reported | $7,253 | not reported | $28,706 |
| American Beauty Schools | Miami | for-profit | 43 | not reported | $3,000 | 98% | $17,836 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Public | 39 | not reported | not reported | 13% | $14,951 |
| South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus | Homestead | Public | 37 | not reported | not reported | 86% | $9,613 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College | Miami | Public | 33 | not reported | not reported | 66% | $9,855 |
| Charlotte Technical College | Port Charlotte | Public | 31 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Erwin Technical College | Tampa | Public | 31 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $10,731 |
| Bellasa Professional Institute | Miami Springs | for-profit | 29 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Kaizen Beauty Academy | Pembroke Pines | for-profit | 28 | not reported | not reported | 93% | not reported |
| Flagler Technical College | Palm Coast | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | 81% | not reported |
| Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy | Hallandale Beach | for-profit | 23 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $27,060 |
| Meridian College | Sarasota | for-profit | 19 | not reported | $10,819 | 51% | $33,683 |
| Riveroak Technical College | Live Oak | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $17,285 |
| Chipola College | Marianna | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| KCK Beauty & Barber Academy | Jacksonville | for-profit | 14 | not reported | not reported | 83% | $18,484 |
| World Class Academy of Beauty Careers | Tallahassee | for-profit | 14 | not reported | $9,404 | not reported | not reported |
| Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater | Clearwater | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 52% | $26,909 |
| South Florida State College | Avon Park | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Florida Professional Institute | Miami | for-profit | 12 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $32,264 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 4.5% | $9,085 |
| Shear Finesse Beauty Academy | Jacksonville | for-profit | 9 | not reported | not reported | 54% | $28,463 |
| Immokalee Technical College | Immokalee | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 86% | $18,551 |
| Total Beauty Institute | Jacksonville | non-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 17% | $28,538 |
| UR Beauty & Barber Academy | Sebring | for-profit | 4 | not reported | $11,592 | 81% | $20,263 |
| Wilton Simpson Technical College | Brooksville | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 52% | $16,344 |
| Trendsetters School of Beauty & Barbering | Jacksonville | for-profit | 2 | not reported | $9,500 | 100% | not reported |
| First Coast Barber Academy | Jacksonville | for-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | 58% | $18,945 |
| Affinity Hair Academy | Orlando | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Beauty and Massage Institute | Vero Beach | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Elite School of Cosmetology | Panama City | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| I.C.E. Beauty School & Spa Training Center | Altamonte Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Port St. Lucie Beauty Academy | Port St. Lucie | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.
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