Best Cosmetology Schools in North America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Cosmetology. A graph of 687K citations received by 21.8K academic papers made by 142 universities in North America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

2. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Cosmetology

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

3. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

4. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

5. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Cosmetology

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

6. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Cosmetology

#6 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Net Price: $26,197
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $54,233

7. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#1 in Canada

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

8. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#7 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

9. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Cosmetology

#8 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

10. New York University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#9 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

11. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Cosmetology

#2 in Canada

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Cosmetology

#10 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

13. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Cosmetology

#11 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

14. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#12 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

15. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#13 in the United States

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

16. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Cosmetology

#14 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

17. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#15 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

18. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#16 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

19. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Cosmetology

#17 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

20. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#18 in the United States

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

21. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#19 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

22. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#20 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

23. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Cosmetology

#21 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

24. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Cosmetology

#22 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

25. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#23 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

26. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Cosmetology

#3 in Canada

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

27. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Cosmetology

#24 in the United States

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

28. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#25 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

29. Stanford University

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#26 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

30. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Cosmetology

#27 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

31. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#28 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,185
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1860

32. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#4 in Canada

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

33. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Cosmetology

#29 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

34. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#30 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

35. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#5 in Canada

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

36. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#31 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

37. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Cosmetology

#32 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

38. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Cosmetology

#33 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

39. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Cosmetology

#34 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

40. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#35 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

41. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Cosmetology

#36 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

42. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Cosmetology

#37 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

43. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Cosmetology

#38 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

44. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Cosmetology

#39 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

45. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Cosmetology

#40 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

46. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Cosmetology

#41 in the United States

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

47. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Cosmetology

#42 in the United States

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

48. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Cosmetology

#43 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

49. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Cosmetology

#44 in the United States

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

50. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Cosmetology

#45 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

51. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Cosmetology

#46 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

52. Tulane University of Louisiana

United States | Louisiana

For Cosmetology

#47 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,263

53. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#48 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

54. Medical University of South Carolina

United States | South Carolina

For Cosmetology

#49 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,175
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1824

55. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Cosmetology

#50 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

56. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Cosmetology

#6 in Canada

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

57. University of Louisville

United States | Kentucky

For Cosmetology

#51 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

58. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Cosmetology

#52 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

59. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Cosmetology

#53 in the United States

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

60. Florida College

United States | Florida

For Cosmetology

#54 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,360

61. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Cosmetology

#55 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

62. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#56 in the United States

#156 in the World

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 329
Male:Female: 13:87

63. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Cosmetology

#57 in the United States

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,931
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

64. University of Texas Medical Branch

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#58 in the United States

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

65. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Cosmetology

#59 in the United States

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 1,615
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

66. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Cosmetology

#60 in the United States

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

67. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Cosmetology

#61 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

68. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Cosmetology

#62 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

69. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Cosmetology

#63 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

70. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#64 in the United States

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

71. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

United States | Maryland

For Cosmetology

#65 in the United States

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1972

72. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Cosmetology

#66 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

73. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Cosmetology

#7 in Canada

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

74. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Cosmetology

#67 in the United States

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

75. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Cosmetology

#68 in the United States

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

76. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#69 in the United States

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

77. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Cosmetology

#70 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

78. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#8 in Canada

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

79. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Cosmetology

#9 in Canada

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

80. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Cosmetology

#10 in Canada

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

81. University of Windsor

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#11 in Canada

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

82. Chestnut Hill College

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#71 in the United States

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

83. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Cosmetology

#72 in the United States

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

84. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#73 in the United States

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

85. Augusta University

United States | Georgia

For Cosmetology

#74 in the United States

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

86. La Roche College

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#75 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,233

87. Albany Medical College

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#76 in the United States

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 837
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1839

88. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Cosmetology

#77 in the United States

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

89. Loma Linda University

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#78 in the United States

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 4,280
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

90. SUNY at Albany

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#79 in the United States

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

91. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#12 in Canada

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

92. Saint Louis University

United States | Missouri

For Cosmetology

#80 in the United States

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,651

93. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Cosmetology

#81 in the United States

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

94. New York Medical College

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#82 in the United States

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,454
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

95. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#83 in the United States

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

96. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

United States | Massachusetts

For Cosmetology

#84 in the United States

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

97. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#85 in the United States

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

98. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Cosmetology

#86 in the United States

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

99. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Cosmetology

#87 in the United States

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

100. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Cosmetology

#88 in the United States

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

Medicine subfields in North America

Anatomy and Physiology881

Anesthesiology561

Bioethics/Medical Ethics317

Biomedical Engineering297

Clinical Psychology827

Critical Care Nursing432

Epidemiology234

Family medicine658

Forensic Science242

Gastroenterology and Hepatology347

Health Science992

Healthcare Management (MHA)663

Medical Physics238

Neurosurgery209

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)416

Occupational Therapy295

Oncology and Cancer research581

Ophthalmology353

Orthodontics418

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine606

Pharmacology603

Physical Therapy792

Plastic Surgery261

Public Health1076

Radiation Therapy308

Radiology and Nuclear medicine845

Respiratory Therapy232

Sonography and Ultrasound204

Sports / Exercise science319

Sports Medicine558