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Cosmetology schools in Georgia
Georgia has 73 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Georgia, expect to start around $17,310–$24,810 and reach a median of $34,560 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,730 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $15,357 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Georgia
$17,310starting (10th percentile)
$24,810early career (25th)
$34,560median, all experience
$48,730experienced (75th)
$79,170top earners (90th)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,910 employed in Georgia. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
73campuses in Georgia
3,432credentials awarded / yr
$15,357median earnings, yr 1 (Georgia)
$17,178median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaAugustaBufordByronClarkesvilleClarkstonColumbusConyersCornersCovingtonCummingDaltonDecaturDoravilleDublinDunwoodyGainesvilleGriffinHiramJonesboroKennesawLake CityLawrencevilleLilburnMaconMariettaMartinezMcDonoughMorrowNorcrossParkRinconRomeRoswellSandersvilleSandy SpringsSavannah
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public technical college | 17 | $20,635 | $13,699 | 32% | not reported |
| Elaine Sterling Institute | Atlanta | for-profit career college | 21 | $20,381 | $9,500 | 67% | $34,770 |
| Empire Beauty School-Savannah | Savannah | for-profit career school | 64 | $17,754 | $10,667 | 40% | $22,352 |
| Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett | Lawrenceville | for-profit career school | 36 | $17,698 | $12,500 | 50% | $21,980 |
| Empire Beauty School-Kennesaw | Kennesaw | for-profit career school | 30 | $17,698 | $12,500 | 75% | $20,949 |
| Empire Beauty School-Augusta | Augusta | for-profit career school | 21 | $17,189 | $12,090 | 30% | $22,611 |
| Keune Academy by 124 | Lawrenceville | for-profit career school | 63 | $17,157 | $9,833 | 85% | $19,843 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Esani | Roswell | for-profit career school | 111 | $17,057 | $9,833 | 77% | $22,701 |
| Empire Beauty School-Northlake | Atlanta | for-profit career school | 36 | $16,897 | $13,583 | 22% | $22,678 |
| International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy | Sandy Springs | for-profit career school | 17 | $16,825 | $6,222 | 100% | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public technical college | 133 | $16,815 | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Georgia Career Institute | Conyers | for-profit career college | 84 | $16,570 | $8,434 | 69% | $19,399 |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public technical college | 116 | $16,494 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Georgia Institute of Cosmetology | Athens | for-profit career college | 122 | $16,176 | $10,686 | 54% | $19,039 |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public technical college | 85 | $16,072 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Empire Beauty School-Morrow | Morrow | for-profit career school | 64 | $15,988 | $12,000 | 29% | $21,907 |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public technical college | 14 | $15,702 | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Atlanta | Atlanta | for-profit career school | 120 | $15,415 | $12,000 | 48% | $24,623 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public technical college | 245 | $15,411 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public technical college | 240 | $15,303 | $7,274 | 35% | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public technical college | 144 | $15,063 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public technical college | 152 | $15,042 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public technical college | 33 | $14,999 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public technical college | 61 | $14,904 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public technical college | 100 | $14,797 | $7,927 | 49% | not reported |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public technical college | 23 | $14,699 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public technical college | 202 | $14,544 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public technical college | 281 | $14,241 | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public technical college | 111 | $14,227 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public technical college | 154 | $14,039 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology | Dalton | for-profit career college | 18 | $13,899 | $5,500 | 81% | $17,546 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public technical college | 112 | $13,074 | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails | Columbus | for-profit career school | 12 | $12,969 | $9,166 | 40% | $23,987 |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville | Public technical college | 60 | $12,720 | not reported | 65% | not reported |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public technical college | 126 | $12,351 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Pro Way Hair School | Stone Mountain | for-profit career school | 12 | $12,011 | $11,703 | 60% | $21,516 |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public technical college | 47 | $11,894 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public technical college | 65 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| MAK Beauty Institute | Cumming | for-profit career college | 56 | not reported | $7,305 | 74% | $18,012 |
| Beaver Beauty Academy | Decatur | for-profit career school | 11 | not reported | not reported | 54% | $16,227 |
| Hogan Institute of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Lilburn | for-profit career college | 11 | not reported | $9,750 | 83% | $35,978 |
| Albany Beauty Academy | Albany | for-profit career school | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $15,263 |
| 33.3 Barber and Beauty Academy | Covington | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Academy of Beauty | Gainesville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Atlanta Beauty & Barber Academy | Doraville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Aveda Institute/Atlanta | Atlanta | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Beauty College of America | Park | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Careers in Cosmetology | Dublin | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Cobb Beauty College | Kennesaw | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Empire Beauty School/Dunwoody | Dunwoody | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Georgia Beauty Academy - Dalton | Dalton | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Georgia Institute of Cosmetology/Augusta | Augusta | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Georgia Institute of Cosmetology/Buford | Buford | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Georgia Institute of Cosmetology/Columbia Rd. | Martinez | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Georgia Institute of Cosmetology/Gainesville | Gainesville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Golden Razor Academy of Cosmetology | Covington | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| KVN Beauty Academy | Dublin | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Koil Beauty Institute | Atlanta | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| La'Virtue Beauty Institute | McDonough | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Lovett Beauty School | Lake City | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Michael's School of Beauty / Macon | Macon | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Millennium Beauty Institute | Norcross | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Perimeter Beauty and Barber Institute | Dunwoody | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Perry Stylez medical beauty institute | Atlanta | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Roberts School of Cosmetology | Atlanta | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| S Nevaeh Beauty Academy | Rincon | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| SamVerly College Barber/Hairstyling | Atlanta | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| The Beauty Academy | Byron | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Cosmetology Institute | Augusta | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| The Cosmetology Institute of Hair Design | Savannah | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Touched By An Angel Beauty School LLC | Jonesboro | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| USA Beauty & Barber Academy | Corners | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Vogue Beauty & Barber School | Hiram | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is 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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