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Cosmetology schools in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 45 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Oklahoma, expect to start around $18,980–$23,070 and reach a median of $29,650 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,260 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma). Graduates of these Oklahoma programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $12,569 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Oklahoma

$18,980starting (10th percentile)
$23,070early career (25th)
$29,650median, all experience
$44,260experienced (75th)
$60,390top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,920 employed in Oklahoma. National median: $35,790.

Campuses in Oklahoma, ranked by what their graduates earned

45campuses in Oklahoma
1,419credentials awarded / yr
$12,569median earnings, yr 1 (Oklahoma)
$17,178median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AdaAltusAlvaArdmoreBixbyBurns FlatDrumrightDuncanDurantEl RenoEnidFort CobbJenksLawtonMcAlesterMidwest CityMuskogeeNormanOklahoma CityOkmulgeeOmegaPonca CityPryorShawneeStillwaterTulsaWayneWoodwardYukon

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City Public 43 $25,104 not reported 35% $11,478
Central Oklahoma College Oklahoma City for-profit 42 $19,328 $6,708 53% not reported
Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa Public 87 $19,182 not reported 81% $11,412
Paul Mitchell the School-Tulsa Tulsa for-profit 106 $17,398 $9,833 56% $26,370
Broken Arrow Beauty College Tulsa for-profit 22 $16,966 not reported 84% $15,059
Clary Sage College Tulsa non-profit 217 $16,740 $6,333 80% $26,123
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester Public 23 $14,630 not reported 45% $9,685
The Academy of Hair Design LLC Oklahoma City for-profit 37 $14,151 $16,500 100% $22,968
Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City Public 161 $12,569 not reported 52% $16,058
Shawnee Beauty College Shawnee for-profit 79 $12,064 not reported 83% $12,429
Shawnee Beauty College-Academy of Cosmetology & Barbering Bixby for-profit 6 $12,064 not reported not reported not reported
Academy of Cosmetology, Barbering, and Esthetics Oklahoma City for-profit 2 $12,064 not reported not reported not reported
Formations Institute Enid for-profit 13 $11,471 $8,975 64% $27,800
Ponca City Beauty College Ponca City for-profit 10 $11,297 $3,390 82% $13,323
Eves College of Hairstyling Lawton for-profit 18 $10,971 $9,016 64% $22,811
Southern School of Beauty Inc Durant for-profit 18 $10,155 $6,000 95% $9,562
Northeast Technology Center Pryor Public 82 not reported not reported 97% $15,385
Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno Public 41 not reported not reported 71% $17,866
Moore Norman Technology Center Norman Public 33 not reported not reported 91% not reported
Mid-America Technology Center Wayne Public 31 not reported not reported 100% not reported
Durant Institute of Hair Design Durant for-profit 30 not reported not reported 61% $21,663
Jenks Beauty College Jenks for-profit 28 not reported $5,614 72% $17,754
Meridian Technology Center Stillwater Public 25 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering Woodward for-profit 22 not reported not reported 47% $21,785
Western Technology Center Burns Flat Public 22 not reported not reported 74% $5,114
Autry Technology Center Enid Public 20 not reported not reported 75% not reported
Central Technology Center Drumright Public 20 not reported not reported 85% $7,169
Caddo Kiowa Technology Center Fort Cobb Public 17 not reported not reported 68% $5,417
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Ardmore Public 17 not reported not reported 83% $18,766
Green Country Technology Center Okmulgee Public 16 not reported not reported 67% $4,753
Pioneer Technology Center Ponca City Public 16 not reported not reported 73% $14,464
Red River Technology Center Duncan Public 16 not reported not reported 53% not reported
Premier Academy of Cosmetology McAlester for-profit 15 not reported not reported 86% $23,105
Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee Public 13 not reported not reported 90% $9,922
Mid-Del Technology Center Midwest City Public 12 not reported not reported 71% $14,525
Southwest Technology Center Altus Public 12 not reported not reported 78% $17,326
Pontotoc Technology Center Ada Public 11 not reported not reported 83% $14,683
Yukon Beauty College Inc Yukon for-profit 11 not reported not reported 88% $13,792
Chisholm Trail Technology Center Omega Public 9 not reported not reported 71% not reported
Great Plains Technology Center Lawton Public 6 not reported not reported 95% $12,801
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee Public 5 not reported not reported 100% $14,348
Elite Beauty College Muskogee for-profit 3 not reported not reported not reported $17,325
Hair Arts Institute Oklahoma City for-profit 1 not reported not reported 75% $22,622
Northwest Technology Center-Alva Alva Public 1 not reported not reported 77% not reported
Jenks Beauty College Jenks 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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