Cosmetology Schools in Tulsa, OK, Ranked (2026)

The 6 Cosmetology Schools in and Near Tulsa, Ranked on Completion

6 cosmetology programs report to the US Department of Education from inside Tulsa or within 30 miles of downtown. Every one of them had at least 40 students and a published completion figure, and they are ordered on the share of students who finish within half again the program's normal length.

Where a school's board record was matched, the card carries it. A school that appears here without one is not unlicensed; it means the board's file and the federal file did not agree on its name, and the Oklahoma page links the board's own lookup.

1. #1

   Broken Arrow Beauty College

   Broken Arrow, OK · Licensed school

   84%

   Share of students who finish

   • Barbering
   • Cosmetology
   • Esthetics
   • Nail technology
   • $18,235 program cost

   What the record shows

   Based in Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow Beauty College is on the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering register. Its license covers barbering, cosmetology, esthetics and nail technology. 84 percent of students see the course through, out of 71 enrolled. Tuition is reported at $18,235 for the full program. Paying 41 percent over the $12,957 median buys 8 points of completion over the 76 percent median, and whether that is worth it depends on how sure you are of finishing anywhere. 61 students completed a credential here in the reporting year. Check its license with the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering before enrolling, because that record and not this card is what makes your clock hours count.

   Where it leads

   For cosmetologists around Tulsa, the range runs $19,110 to $62,050 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles, with a median of $29,860. The distance between $19,110 and $62,050 is the whole argument for staying past the first couple of years. Esthetics and cosmetology do not pay alike in Oklahoma: esthetics carries a $37,340 median, roughly 26 percent above cosmetology. On concentration, Tulsa is unremarkable, tracking the national rate closely.

   Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, read 2026-08-31.

2. #2

   Tulsa Technology Center

   Tulsa, OK

   81%

   Share of students who finish

   • Public institution
   • 105 graduates a year
   • $4,200 program cost

   What the record shows

   Tulsa Technology Center teaches cosmetology in Tulsa, with its results published federally. Across all 1,409 students at the center, 81 percent finish, which covers cosmetology along with everything else it teaches. A center that holds onto 81 percent of its students generally tends to hold onto them on the cosmetology floor too, though that floor's own figure is the one to ask for. The published tuition is $4,200. That price is 68 percent under the $12,957 median, which is what public pricing looks like and the reason it is a fraction of the academies here. It awarded 105 beauty credentials in the reporting year. The Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering holds the record that counts your hours; find this school on it by its legal name and check it is current before a deposit.

   Where it leads

   For cosmetologists around Tulsa, the range runs $19,110 to $62,050 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles, with a median of $29,860. That is a wide spread, and it is mostly the difference between building a client book and not. On concentration, Tulsa is unremarkable, tracking the national rate closely.

   Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard.

3. #3

   Clary Sage College

   Tulsa, OK · Private School

   80%

   Share of students who finish

   • Barbering
   • Cosmetology
   • Esthetics
   • Nail technology
   • $11,008 program cost

   What the record shows

   Based in Tulsa, Clary Sage College is on the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering register. Its license covers barbering, cosmetology, esthetics and nail technology. 80 percent of the 415 students it enrolls finish. Tuition is reported at $11,008 for the full program. 348 graduates borrowed, at a median of $6,333 in federal loans. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $67 a month. It charges 15 percent less than the $12,957 median and finishes about as many of its students as the typical school here, so the saving is real rather than a discount for worse odds. 275 students completed a credential here in the reporting year. That is roughly 12 percent of everything awarded by federally reporting beauty programs in the state, so it is one of the larger training operations here. The license from the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering is the thing to verify before you pay, since that is what decides whether these hours count toward your exam.

   Where it leads

   Around Tulsa, the median cosmetologist earns $29,860, the bottom tenth $19,110 and the top tenth $62,050. That is a wide spread, and it is mostly the difference between building a client book and not. In Oklahoma, esthetics pays a $37,340 median, about 26 percent above cosmetology. Tulsa employs the trade at close to the national rate, around 770 people.

   Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, read 2026-08-31.

4. #4

   Jenks Beauty College

   Jenks, OK · Private School

   72%

   Share of students who finish

   • Cosmetology
   • Esthetics
   • Nail technology
   • $6,750 program cost

   What the record shows

   Based in Jenks, Jenks Beauty College is on the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering register. Its license covers cosmetology, esthetics and nail technology. The board lists no other licensed school in Jenks. 72 percent of its students finish, out of 95 enrolled in the fall count. Tuition is reported at $6,750 for the full program. Borrowing here runs to a median of $5,614 in federal loans, measured over 102 graduates. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $60 a month. That is most of the $6,750 price arriving as debt, so the published cost and what a student actually finances are close to the same number here. $6,750 is 48 percent under the $12,957 median, and completion is within 4 points of the 76 percent median, which is the cheap-without-a-catch pairing. It awarded 186 credentials over the year against a fall headcount of 95, which is what a clock-hour course that turns over more than one cohort a year looks like. Ask the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering directly whether the license is in good standing, because a lapse while you are enrolled costs you the hours rather than the school.

   Where it leads

   For cosmetologists around Tulsa, the range runs $19,110 to $62,050 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles, with a median of $29,860. The distance between $19,110 and $62,050 is the whole argument for staying past the first couple of years. Around Tulsa, the gap between esthetics and cosmetology is real: a $37,340 median against one 20 percent lower. The occupation is about as common around Tulsa as it is nationally.

   Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, read 2026-08-31.

5. #5

   Community Care College

   Tulsa, OK

   67%

   Share of students who finish

   • Private nonprofit
   • $14,905 program cost

   What the record shows

   Community Care College teaches cosmetology in Tulsa, with its results published federally. 67 percent of the 493 students it enrolls finish. The published cost is $14,905 for the full program. Graduates who borrowed took on $6,333 in federal loans at the median, 348 of them. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $67 a month. That is the pairing to be wary of: 9 points fewer of its students finish than the 76 percent median, at a price 15 percent over the $12,957 median. Ask the school directly why students leave before you commit. Licensing is the business of the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering rather than the federal file's, so its register is where to confirm this school by its legal name first.

   Where it leads

   Half of cosmetologists around Tulsa earn under $29,860, with the tenth percentile at $19,110 and the ninetieth at $62,050. A gap that size tracks clientele rather than seniority. Local concentration around Tulsa sits near the national average.

   Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard.

6. #6

   Paul Mitchell the School-Tulsa

   Tulsa, OK · Licensed school

   56%

   Share of students who finish

   • Cosmetology
   • $18,845 program cost

   What the record shows

   Paul Mitchell the School-Tulsa trains in Tulsa, licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. The board licenses it to train toward cosmetology. Of the 234 students in its fall count, 56 percent complete the course they started. It charges $18,845 for the full program, which for a clock-hour course is the whole price rather than a yearly one. Graduates who borrowed took on $9,833 in federal loans at the median, 136 of them. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $104 a month. 20 points fewer finish than the 76 percent median and it costs 45 percent over the $12,957 median, so before enrolling ask what happens to the students who do not get through. It awarded 106 beauty credentials in the reporting year. The license from the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering is the thing to verify before you pay, since that is what decides whether these hours count toward your exam.

   Where it leads

   Around Tulsa, the median cosmetologist earns $29,860, the bottom tenth $19,110 and the top tenth $62,050. A gap that size tracks clientele rather than seniority. Local concentration around Tulsa sits near the national average.

   Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, read 2026-08-31.

Other Licensed Cosmetology Schools in Tulsa

Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering lists 4 currently licensed schools in Tulsa. These 2 appear above, either because the school takes no federal aid and so reports no completion figure, or because its cohort was too small to rank. Being on this list means the board licenses the school, which is the thing that makes your hours count.

One Board for Cosmetology and Barbering, and 1,500 Hours in Tulsa

The Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering does all of it. It licenses the schools, licenses the people, and covers both trades from one office. A cosmetologist license takes 1,500 clock hours, set in the board's rule OAC 175:10-3-34 and effective since September 11, 2023. The school holds a school license. You earn your own license at the end.

Two routes reach that 1,500 differently. A public school program can count 1,000 hours of pure cosmetology plus 500 hours of cosmetology-related high school subjects, which is how a Tulsa high schooler gets a head start on it. And 3,000 hours of apprentice training inside a licensed cosmetology or barbering establishment substitutes for school hours entirely.

Online is not really on the table before licensure. The board's 83-page rulebook mentions distance learning once, and only for continuing education after you hold a license. The 1,500-hour curriculum rules say nothing either way, so treat the hours as classroom and clinic time. The online hour rules by state show the states that wrote a share into rule.

Figures in this section: Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; BLS OEWS, May 2025.

What Six Ranked Tulsa Schools Cost, and How Many Students Finish

Broken Arrow Beauty College leads at 84 percent completion, but on 71 students and 14 miles out, at $18,235. Tulsa Technology Center is second at 81 percent across 1,409 students for $4,200, a whole-college figure and by far the cheapest route on the page. Clary Sage College is third at 80 percent on 415 students at $11,008.

Price and completion do not move together here. Jenks Beauty College is the cheapest private option at $6,750, finished 72 percent of 95 students, and reports the lowest median debt on the list at $5,614. Paul Mitchell the School-Tulsa is the most expensive at $18,845 and finished 56 percent of 234 students, with median debt of $9,833.

Two of the six are private nonprofits, Clary Sage College and Community Care College, and both list four veteran services, the most on the page. Community Care College also has the oldest student body here, with 69 percent of its students 25 or older, which is why it turns up in the adult learner ranking.

The board's file will not order these for you. It publishes each school's approved programs and its instructor credentials, but no rating and no completion figure, so the sequence here, and in the Oklahoma ranking, is the federal number. Broken Arrow Beauty College and Clary Sage College are both approved for barbering as well as cosmetology, esthetics and nail technology, which matters if barbering is the actual goal.

Figures in this section: Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; BLS OEWS, May 2025; College Scorecard, June 2026.

Tulsa Pay for Cosmetologists, Estheticians and Nail Technicians

The Tulsa metro employs 770 of Oklahoma's 1,920 hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, at a median of $29,860 against $29,650 statewide. Two hundred and ten dollars apart. The number that matters more is the spread: $19,110 at the bottom tenth, $62,050 at the top, better than three to one inside one job title.

Density tells a different story from pay. Hair work in the metro sits at 0.86 of the national concentration while Oklahoma as a whole sits at 0.57, so salon work is far denser here than across the state, even though the metro still runs a little under the national rate. Oklahoma City is the other half of that state total.

Skincare and nails are small trades here. The metro's 190 skincare specialists earn a median of $37,340, matching the state figure exactly, with the top tenth at $61,860. Its 210 manicurists and pedicurists earn $31,550, at under half the national concentration. Esthetician pay gives the national comparison for the first of those.

Barbering is measured at state level only, and there is not much of it: 170 barbers in Oklahoma at a median of $34,860, with the bottom tenth at $29,340 and the top tenth at $35,820. That is the narrowest band on this page. BLS counts employees, so booth renters sit outside every figure here.

Figures in this section: BLS OEWS, May 2025.

What Cosmetology Careers Pay in Tulsa

Median annual pay in the Tulsa, OK metro area, from the May 2025 BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics release. A cosmetologist here earns a median of $29,860 against $29,650 across Oklahoma, with 770 employed in the metro. Booth renters and salon owners are self-employed and outside the survey, so these figures describe stylists on a payroll.

Each occupation has its own salary page with the range and every state, and a career page on the work and the license it needs.

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Common Questions About Cosmetology School in Tulsa

Answers draw on Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, the College Scorecard and the May 2025 BLS wage release.