Cosmetology Schools in the Fort Wayne area

Fort Wayne, IN metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$29,950

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,599

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Fort Wayne area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Fort Wayne: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.7 miles, farthest 5.3 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $15,599 to $16,410, middle $16,350 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 12 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 68 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $29,950 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($14.40 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,360 to $50,410; 470 employed in the metro area; Indiana median $32,830 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Rudae's School of Beauty Culture-Ft Wayne	Fort Wayne	Certificate	$16,410	13 months	45	1.7
Ravenscroft Beauty College	Fort Wayne	Certificate	$16,350	15 months	6	4.8
Art22 Academy	Fort Wayne	Certificate	$15,599	12 months	17	5.3

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Fort Wayne, IN, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Indiana: 3,194 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Cosmetology.
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