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Cosmetology Schools in Indiana
Indiana has 29 cosmetology programs in our files: 29 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
29
all sources
Median pay
$32,830
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,790
Middle program cost
$18,463
28 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
4
Cosmetology programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Indianapolis area8 programs · median pay $34,380
- Fort Wayne area3 programs · median pay $29,950
Every cosmetology program in Indiana
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art22 Academy | Fort Wayne | Certificate | $15,599 | 12 months | 17 |
| Aveda Fredric's Institute-Indianapolis | Carmel | Certificate | $21,575 | 13 months | 96 |
| Christina and Company Education Center | Lafayette | Certificate | $14,300 | 10 months | 31 |
| Denmark College | Merrillville | Certificate | $21,000 | 11 months | 9 |
| Don Roberts School of Hair Design | Schererville | Certificate | $21,100 | 16 months | 6 |
| Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Certificate | $19,260 | 11 months | 9 |
| Empire Beauty School-Speedway | Speedway | Certificate | $19,260 | 11 months | 44 |
| J Michael Harrold Beauty Academy | Terre Haute | Certificate | $16,850 | 11 months | 38 |
| Kenny's Academy of Barbering | Indianapolis | Certificate | $20,140 | 11 months | 0 |
| Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College | Gary | Certificate | $17,700 | 13 months | 4 |
| Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College-Hammond | Hammond | Certificate | $17,700 | 13 months | 0 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Certificate | $17,010 | 11 months | 110 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Merrillville | Merrillville | Certificate | $18,202 | 11 months | 41 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville | Clarksville | Certificate | $18,616 | 12 months | 63 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Richmond | Richmond | Certificate | $18,616 | 13 months | 14 |
| Ravenscroft Beauty College | Fort Wayne | Certificate | $16,350 | 15 months | 6 |
| Rogers Academy of Hair Design | Evansville | Certificate | $18,850 | 13 months | 39 |
| Rudae's School of Beauty Culture-Ft Wayne | Fort Wayne | Certificate | $16,410 | 13 months | 45 |
| Summit Salon Academy | Anderson | Certificate | $15,800 | 11 months | 54 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Kokomo | Kokomo | Certificate | $15,900 | 12 months | 22 |
| Taylor Institute of Cosmetology II | Knox | Certificate | $11,250 | 11 months | 17 |
| Textures Institute of Cosmetology | Indianapolis | Certificate | $16,800 | 11 months | 3 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Evansville | Evansville | Certificate | $18,950 | 13 months | 72 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC-Bloomington | Bloomington | Certificate | $18,463 | 10 months | 50 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland | Highland | Certificate | $21,594 | 10 months | 58 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Certificate | $20,458 | 10 months | 22 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette | Lafayette | Certificate | $18,914 | 10 months | 23 |
| Vincennes Beauty College | Vincennes | Certificate | $14,250 | 13 months | 16 |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Indiana
- WIOA in Indiana: 3,194 programs from 281 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Indiana yet. What Workforce Pell covers.