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Cosmetology schools in New Jersey
New Jersey has 23 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in New Jersey, expect to start around $32,220–$33,630 and reach a median of $36,150 with experience; the top quarter earn $53,580 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,181 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 15,500 employed in New Jersey. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BloomfieldBrick TownshipCherry HillEdisonEgg Harbor TownshipEwingFreeholdGloucesterHackensackHowellMontclairMorris PlainsNorth PlainfieldPine BrookScotch PlainsSouth PlainfieldSuccasunnaToms RiverUnionUnion CityVoorheesWest New YorkWestampton
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovate Salon Academy | South Plainfield | for-profit | 61 | $19,362 | $6,333 | 94% | $45,712 |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Ewing | for-profit | 48 | $19,362 | $6,333 | 82% | $27,001 |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Brick Township | for-profit | 2 | $19,362 | $6,333 | not reported | $29,199 |
| Mcvsd | Freehold | Public | 40 | $19,158 | not reported | 53% | $29,133 |
| Artistic Academy of Hair Design | Morris Plains | for-profit | 56 | $18,555 | $5,500 | 83% | $23,892 |
| P B Cosmetology Education Center | Gloucester | for-profit | 70 | $18,440 | $7,667 | 86% | $22,694 |
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology | Pine Brook | for-profit | 45 | $18,314 | $4,912 | 80% | not reported |
| Empire Beauty School-Union | Union | for-profit | 43 | $18,295 | $13,000 | 44% | $23,470 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield | Bloomfield | for-profit | 41 | $18,295 | $13,000 | 37% | $22,748 |
| Shore Beauty School | Egg Harbor Township | for-profit | 54 | $18,181 | $7,667 | 65% | $25,625 |
| Parisian Beauty School | Hackensack | for-profit | 219 | $18,162 | $7,667 | 88% | $38,213 |
| Cutting Edge Academy | Succasunna | for-profit | 34 | $18,009 | $7,463 | 80% | $37,264 |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness | Voorhees | for-profit | 94 | $17,437 | $5,500 | 94% | $20,782 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield | North Plainfield | for-profit | 68 | $17,129 | $7,163 | 67% | $17,973 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York | West New York | for-profit | 89 | $16,520 | $7,000 | 67% | $26,255 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | for-profit | 43 | $15,988 | $12,000 | 57% | $24,279 |
| Total Image Beauty Academy | Union City | for-profit | 108 | $14,089 | $8,500 | 99% | $19,515 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Public | 61 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $17,400 |
| Pro Beauty Academy | Edison | for-profit | 58 | not reported | not reported | 68% | $40,274 |
| Salon Professional Academy | Howell | for-profit | 43 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $21,487 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Union County Vocational Technical School | Scotch Plains | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 99% | $11,426 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | Public | 6 | 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.