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Most Popular Schools for Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals to massage and treat the face, neck, and scalp with chemical and cosmetic preparations, and to function as licensed facial specialists in specialized and full service salons. Includes instruction in facial surface anatomy; skin properties; skin decontamination and infection control; facial massage; facial makeup; facial wrapping; selection and application of creams, lotions, oils, and other chemicals and cosmetics; European and other facial techniques; client evaluation and care; applicable laws and regulations; and business practices.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics 108 59% N/A
2 Sheridan Technical College 71 7% N/A
3 Florida Academy 51 13% N/A
4 Beauty Schools of America-Homestead 50 15% N/A
5 Palm Beach State College 48 1% $4,244
6 Pensacola State College 46 2% $3,804
7 Beauty Schools of America 45 18% N/A
8 La Belle Beauty Academy 40 10% N/A
9 Orange Technical College-Westside Campus 38 15% N/A
10 Lone Star College System 36 0% $4,150
11 Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty 35 28% N/A
12 American Institute of Beauty 35 25% N/A
13 La Belle Beauty School 35 15% N/A
14 Manatee Technical College 32 5% N/A
15 Aveda Institute-Portland 31 28% N/A
16 Indian River State College 29 1% $3,764
17 Coastline Beauty College 29 17% N/A
18 San Jacinto Community College 28 0% $3,114
19 Houston Community College 28 0% $3,882
20 M-DCPS The English Center 27 15% N/A
21 Star College of Cosmetology 2 27 42% N/A
22 The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville 26 46% N/A
23 Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus 26 37% N/A
24 Beauty Schools of America-Miami 24 10% N/A
25 Beauty Schools of America-Hialeah 22 7% N/A
26 Bellus Academy 21 16% N/A
27 Phagans School of Hair Design 21 24% N/A
28 Latin Beauty Academy 20 19% N/A
29 First Coast Technical College 19 5% N/A
30 Academy of Cosmetology 18 20% N/A
31 Lake Technical College 17 3% N/A
32 Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg 16 3% N/A
33 Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy 16 23% N/A
34 Suncoast Technical College 15 2% N/A
35 Ridge Technical College 15 8% $5,394
36 Beau Monde College of Hair Design-Beau Monde Academy of Cosmetology 13 18% N/A
37 Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio 13 76% N/A
38 Eastern Florida State College 13 0% $4,096
39 Bellus Academy-Poway 12 3% N/A
40 American Beauty Schools 12 20% N/A
41 Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College 12 6% $2,879
42 Quest College 11 20% N/A
43 American Academy of Cosmetology 11 18% N/A
44 Bellus Academy-El Cajon 10 8% N/A
45 Beauty Anatomy Institute of Cosmetology and Wellness 10 24% N/A
46 North Florida Cosmetology Institute Inc 10 11% N/A
47 Fashion Focus Hair Academy 9 24% N/A
48 Kilgore College 9 1% $16,054
49 Texas Beauty College 9 26% N/A
50 Divine Crown Barber & Beauty Academy 8 35% N/A
51 Laurel Business Institute 7 4% $11,472
52 ABC Beauty Academy 7 13% N/A
53 Fort Worth Beauty School 6 17% N/A
54 Advanced Beauty College 6 23% N/A
55 Erwin Technical College 6 1% $3,804
56 Lindsey Hopkins Technical College 6 3% N/A
57 Beauty Academy of South Florida 6 5% N/A
58 International Beauty College 6 8% N/A
59 SW School of Business and Technical Careers 5 14% N/A
60 Flagler Technical Institute 4 3% N/A
61 South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus 4 4% N/A
62 International Academy 3 4% N/A
63 Shear Excellence Hair Academy 3 2% N/A
64 College of Hair Design Careers 3 9% N/A
65 Hot Springs Beauty College 2 11% N/A
66 World Class Academy of Beauty Careers 2 8% N/A
67 Lively Technical Center 1 0% N/A
68 Riveroak Technical College 1 1% N/A
69 SW School of Business and Technical Careers-Cosmetology 1 11% N/A
70 Florida State College at Jacksonville 1 0% $14,589

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.