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Cosmetology Schools in the Washington area
12 cosmetology programs in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia), listed by distance from Washington.
Programs
12
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$37,020
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$16,500
of 9 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Washington first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tysons Corner | McLean, VA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 62 | 1.5 |
| Columbia College | Vienna, VA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 3.1 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington | Arlington, VA | Certificate | $21,000 | 13 months | 76 | 5.1 |
| Avi Career TrainingWIOA list | Great Falls, VA | Certificate | $17,900 | 11 months | 1 | 7.1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC | Washington, DC | Certificate | $22,000 | 12 months | 22 | 10.4 |
| Bennett Career Institute | Washington, DC | Certificate | $19,050 | 13 months | 38 | 11.2 |
| Montgomery Beauty School | Silver Spring, MD | Certificate | $25,500 | 13 months | 23 | 12.5 |
| Hair Academy II | Hillcrest Heights, MD | Certificate | $25,500 | 13 months | 23 | 14.3 |
| Hair Academy | New Carrollton, MD | Certificate | $25,500 | 13 months | 21 | 18.1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Woodbridge | Woodbridge, VA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 19.2 |
| The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner SchoolWIOA list | Frederick, MD | Certificate | $20,765 | 11 months | 82 | 37.1 |
| Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center | Culpeper, VA | Certificate | $16,500 | 13 months | 26 | 52.3 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Washington area
- WIOA in District of Columbia: 24 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill