Cosmetology Schools in the Springfield area

Springfield, IL metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$31,200

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$19,850

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Springfield area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Springfield: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 0.3 miles, farthest 5.1 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 4 list one: $19,850 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 13 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 15 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 61 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $31,200 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($15.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $31,200 to $54,510; 280 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $34,040 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Next Level Mastery Center LLCWIOA list	Springfield	WIOA list only	Not reported	Not reported		0.3
University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts	Springfield	Certificate	$19,850	13 months	19	3.7
Capital Area Career Center	Springfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	16	4.1
Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois	Springfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	26	5.1

WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them Cosmetology.
Pell Grants for short programs
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