Beauty Schools with the Best Teacher Ratio in Boston, MA Metro Area
The best learning environments often offer individualized attention. After all, you didn't learn to walk when the adults around you were trying to help 30 other kids walk simultaneously—you got one-on-one attention and help. These Boston beauty schools are here to provide you that time and assistance!
Boston, MA Beauty Schools with the Best Teacher Ratio
#1: Alexander Academy — Lunenburg
7 students per teacher
Alexander Academy offers 1,000-hour programs in cosmetology and barbering. The school's instructors seek to cater to all types of learning styles in their teaching and prioritize individualized attention.
On Google, a reviewer writes, "Very good school with professional staff and great organization. The best value around to get your license and start making money immediately."
#2: Rob Roy Academy — Worcester
12 students per teacher
The Rob Roy Academy opened its doors in 1979, with the vision of proper education that leads to the best hairdressers. Today, this idea holds true at their original Worcester school. Here, they offer 1,000-hour programs in cosmetology and barbering and a 300-hour nail technology program.
The school also offers a fun and engaging atmosphere for students to learn in with competitions, cut-a-thons, and barber battles so you can express your creativity while achieving your goals.
#2: Jupiter Beauty Academy — Boston
12 students per teacher
Jupiter Beauty Academy prioritizes personal attention in each of its beauty programs. Students learn the art and science of their profession and how to improve their skills.
Students have praised the instructors for their dedication to teaching.
"The teachers are extremely knowledgeable, the staff are very warm and kind, they are professional. I'm very grateful to know this school," a former student wrote in a Google review.
#2: Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute — Lowell
12 students per teacher
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute offers cosmetology, nail technology programs, and a cosmetology-to-barber crossover option.
Quality teaching is a fundamental part of this beauty school's mission, and instructors strive to ensure every student is learning in an environment best suited to their needs. Teachers are industry experts and understand how to succeed during training and after graduation — passing this knowledge down to their students. Lowell Academy encourages students to explore creativity in a supportive, optimistic environment.
#2: Electrology Institute of NE — Tewksbury
12 students per teacher
The Electrology Institute of NE offers programs in electrology and esthetics. The school offers standard classroom training and a student clinic to help prospective electrologists and estheticians practice in a real-world environment.
Personal attention is key at the beauty school.
"One of the best decisions I ever made was going to school at EINE. Both Sue and Mary were always willing to give me the extra help or attention I needed. Lots of one-on-one and plenty of opportunities to ask lots of questions," a former student wrote in a Google review.
#2: Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics — Woburn
12 students per teacher
The Catherine Hinds Institute offers a 900-hour master esthetics program and a 600-hour esthetics program.
The school prioritizes personal attention in the classroom, with an average class size of 12 students, and ensures its classrooms never exceed 24 students.
"The teachers are knowledgeable and professional but also make you feel like friends for a better teacher-student relationship. They know how to introduce new studies and treatments by including real-life situations to relate to, which make you feel comfortable and confident while performing the services you learn," a former student wrote in a Yelp review.
#2: New England Hair Academy — Malden
12 students per teacher
#8: Spa Tech Institute — Westborough
13 students per teacher
#9: Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy — Medford
14 students per teacher
#10: Empire Beauty School — Malden
15 students per teacher
#11: Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy — Worcester
17 students per teacher
#11: Massachusetts School of Barbering — Quincy
17 students per teacher
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Methodology and Editor’s Notes
We compared educational institutions from the Beauty Schools Directory database of beauty programs across the U.S. Those analyzed for these rankings were educational institutions that:
For this ranking, we used each school’s reported student-teacher ratio from 2022, the most recent available as of publication time.