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Esthetician schools in New York
New York has 26 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in New York, expect to start around $33,510–$36,780 and reach a median of $42,910 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,280 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $19,901 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,510 employed in New York. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BethpageBronxBrooklynElmiraForest HillsHempsteadIslandiaLathamLevittownMattydaleNanuetNew YorkNorthportRochesterStaten IslandTonawandaWest Senecawhite plains
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training | New York | for-profit | 93 | $36,823 | $6,333 | 89% | $11,345 |
| Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics | New York | for-profit | 230 | $26,532 | $5,846 | 58% | $19,260 |
| New York Institute of Beauty | Islandia | for-profit | 175 | $23,968 | $5,456 | 87% | $30,066 |
| New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa | white plains | for-profit | 169 | $23,029 | $6,333 | 98% | $18,495 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York | New York | for-profit | 110 | $23,006 | $6,333 | 80% | $25,321 |
| Aesthetic Science Institute | Latham | for-profit | 118 | $22,752 | $3,666 | 94% | $13,325 |
| Arrojo Cosmetology School | New York | for-profit | 23 | $21,760 | $6,500 | 98% | $25,579 |
| Erie 1 BOCES | West Seneca | Public | 42 | $20,847 | $5,023 | 96% | $17,365 |
| Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup | New York | for-profit | 569 | $20,655 | $5,250 | 94% | $18,364 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester | Rochester | for-profit | 156 | $20,359 | $6,333 | 70% | $18,380 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Mattydale | Mattydale | for-profit | 134 | $20,359 | $6,333 | 82% | $24,833 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda | Tonawanda | for-profit | 83 | $20,006 | $6,333 | 71% | $20,816 |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES | Elmira | Public | 29 | $19,796 | $5,500 | 75% | $26,025 |
| Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute | Bethpage | for-profit | 286 | $19,754 | $4,045 | 88% | $21,705 |
| Western Suffolk BOCES | Northport | Public | 24 | $18,885 | $5,278 | 84% | not reported |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca | West Seneca | for-profit | 70 | $18,814 | $6,333 | 78% | $17,709 |
| Shear Ego International School of Hair Design | Rochester | for-profit | 39 | $18,280 | $6,077 | 91% | $34,853 |
| Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers | Nanuet | for-profit | 179 | $17,716 | $6,012 | 89% | $23,158 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Brooklyn | for-profit | 72 | $17,584 | $6,333 | 54% | $28,596 |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead | Hempstead | for-profit | 52 | $17,578 | $9,500 | 89% | $34,183 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Levittown | for-profit | 67 | $16,113 | $6,333 | 94% | $25,065 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Bronx | for-profit | 51 | $16,113 | $6,333 | 72% | $27,725 |
| Career School of NY | Staten Island | non-profit | 37 | $16,087 | not reported | 82% | $9,753 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-NYC | Staten Island | for-profit | 8 | $12,203 | $5,500 | 84% | $28,772 |
| Berkowits School of Electrolysis | Forest Hills | for-profit | 45 | not reported | $6,333 | 84% | not reported |
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup | New York | — | — | 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.