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CIP 12.0413 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor.

A program that prepares cosmetologists, barbers, stylists, nail technicians, and other grooming specialists to teach their specializations in licensed and accredited schools of cosmetology and barbering, and to prepare for licensure as instructors. Includes instruction in cosmetology arts and sciences teaching principles; student learning styles; professional curricula development; instructional planning; instructional methods and aids; student counseling and career assistance; test development; and classroom/clinic management.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 12.0413. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years87303
2025Associate degree24
2025Certificate 2–4 years234
2025Certificate under 12 weeks678
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year236840
2024Certificate 1–2 years86405
2024Associate degree25
2024Certificate 2–4 years119
2024Certificate under 12 weeks571
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year262936
2023Certificate 1–2 years85347
2023Associate degree24
2023Certificate 2–4 years227
2023Certificate under 12 weeks667
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year254799
2022Certificate 1–2 years91310
2022Associate degree419
2022Certificate 2–4 years19
2022Certificate under 12 weeks840
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year252852
2021Certificate 1–2 years92274
2021Associate degree430
2021Certificate 2–4 years225
2021Certificate under 12 weeks762
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year293940
2020Certificate 1–2 years92394
2020Associate degree413
2020Certificate under 12 weeks735
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year300832

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 12.0413 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 12 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

652 institutions

Related fields

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General. ↗

Funeral Direction/Service. ↗

Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer. ↗

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, Other. ↗

Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General. ↗

Barbering/Barber. ↗