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Cosmetology Schools in the Tampa area
13 cosmetology programs in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, listed by distance from Tampa.
Programs
13
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$29,520
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,178
of 13 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Tampa first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa | Tampa | Certificate | $17,425 | 10 months | 46 | 1.9 |
| Summit Salon Academy | Tampa | Certificate | $17,900 | 10 months | 81 | 3.4 |
| Shear Excellence Hair Academy | Tampa | Certificate | $14,776 | 10 months | 30 | 4.8 |
| Erwin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tampa | Certificate | $4,779 | 12 months | 37 | 9.4 |
| Aveda Institute-Tallahassee | Clearwater | Certificate | $17,500 | 10 months | 259 | 9.7 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa | Tampa | Certificate | $18,216 | 12 months | 19 | 12.5 |
| American Institute of Beauty | Largo | Certificate | $16,405 | 9 months | 29 | 13.5 |
| Empire Beauty School-Tampa | Tampa | Certificate | $16,320 | 9 months | 51 | 16.3 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical College | New Port Richey | Certificate | $4,176 | 9 months | 44 | 17.2 |
| Bene's Career Academy | New Port Richey | Certificate | $18,150 | 10 months | 35 | 17.5 |
| Loraines Academy & Spa | Saint Petersburg | Certificate | $12,995 | 10 months | 14 | 19.7 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Certificate | $4,998 | 12 months | 24 | 20.4 |
| Wilton Simpson Technical College | Brooksville | Certificate | $3,178 | 14 months | 4 | 31.7 |
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 Tampa area
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 1 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Florida metro areas
- Miami area34 programs
- Jacksonville area10 programs
- Cape Coral area7 programs
- Orlando area7 programs
- Lakeland area5 programs
- Deltona area4 programs
- North Port area3 programs
- Pensacola area3 programs