Cosmetology Schools in the New Haven area

New Haven, CT metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,480

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,200

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the New Haven area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from New Haven: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 7.6 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $2,200 to $18,930, middle $16,550 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 1 month to 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 55 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 72 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on Connecticut's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $36,480 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.54 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,010 to $71,950; 570 employed in the metro area; Connecticut median $44,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven	North Haven	Certificate	$2,200	1 month	39	1.1
Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology	Wallingford	Certificate	$18,930	12 months	31	7.3
Branford Academy of Hair & CosmetologyWIOA list	Branford	Certificate	$16,550	10 months	2	7.6

WIOA in Connecticut: 462 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them Cosmetology.
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