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Cosmetology schools in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has 35 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Puerto Rico, expect to start around $21,840–$21,840 and reach a median of $22,090 with experience; the top quarter earn $22,910 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Puerto Rico). Graduates of these Puerto Rico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $7,948 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Puerto Rico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 960 employed in Puerto Rico. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in Puerto Rico, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AguadaAguadillaAreciboArroyoBarranquitasBayamonCaguasCarolinaFajardoGuayamaHumacaoJuana DiazManatiMayaguezPonceSan GermanSan JuanSan Lorenzo
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova College de Puerto Rico | Bayamon | for-profit | 23 | $14,683 | not reported | 62% | $11,143 |
| NUC University | Bayamon | for-profit | 400 | $11,913 | $9,045 | not reported | not reported |
| Emma's Beauty Academy-Juana Diaz | Juana Diaz | for-profit | 34 | $11,229 | not reported | 64% | $9,573 |
| Academia Serrant Inc | Ponce | for-profit | 9 | $9,985 | not reported | 88% | $14,395 |
| Liceo de Arte-Dise-O y Comercio | Caguas | for-profit | 21 | $9,425 | not reported | 64% | not reported |
| Instituto Educativo Premier | Ponce | for-profit | 140 | $8,918 | not reported | 78% | $16,136 |
| Century College | San Juan | for-profit | 225 | $8,667 | not reported | 90% | not reported |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Bayamon | Bayamon | for-profit | 91 | $7,948 | not reported | 80% | $13,378 |
| D'Mart Institute | Barranquitas | for-profit | 164 | $6,428 | not reported | 70% | $16,412 |
| American Educational College | Bayamon | for-profit | 19 | $5,904 | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina | Carolina | for-profit | 70 | $5,810 | not reported | 79% | $13,838 |
| Emma's Beauty Academy-Mayaguez | Mayaguez | for-profit | 52 | $5,512 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| MyrAngel Beauty Institute | San Lorenzo | for-profit | 34 | not reported | not reported | 61% | $13,200 |
| Institute of Beauty Careers | Arecibo | for-profit | 29 | not reported | not reported | 14% | $12,954 |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo | Arecibo | for-profit | 26 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $13,317 |
| Industrial Technical College | Humacao | for-profit | 19 | not reported | not reported | 68% | not reported |
| Advantage Technical College | San Juan | for-profit | 18 | not reported | not reported | 59% | $11,698 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | Aguadilla | non-profit | 16 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | Bayamon | non-profit | 13 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Puerto Rico Advance Institute | Bayamon | non-profit | 13 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia | San Juan | for-profit | 12 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama | Guayama | non-profit | 10 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German | San German | non-profit | 10 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Caribbean University-Bayamon | Bayamon | non-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez | Mayaguez | for-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | 54% | $11,768 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo | Fajardo | non-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Neo-Esthetique European Institute | San Juan | for-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | 70% | $16,150 |
| Charlie's Guard-Detective Bureau and Academy Inc | Aguadilla | for-profit | 5 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $11,935 |
| Advantage Technical College | Manati | for-profit | 4 | not reported | not reported | 60% | $11,428 |
| Colegio Educativo Tecnologico Industrial Inc | Arecibo | non-profit | 4 | not reported | not reported | 23% | $16,093 |
| Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc | Arroyo | for-profit | 4 | not reported | not reported | 79% | $12,550 |
| Leston College | Bayamon | for-profit | 4 | not reported | not reported | 19% | $12,393 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | Barranquitas | non-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rosslyn Training Academy of Cosmetology | Aguada | for-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Institute of Beauty Careers-Manati | Manati | — | — | 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.