Cosmetology Schools in the Bowling Green area

Bowling Green, KY metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$28,580

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,100

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Bowling Green area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Bowling Green: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.8 miles, farthest 2.1 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $15,100 to $18,616, middle $15,500 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 11 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 117 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $28,580 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($13.74 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,260 to $56,210; 100 employed in the metro area; Kentucky median $29,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Regina Webb Academy	Bowling Green	Certificate	$15,500	11 months	7	0.8
Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology	Bowling Green	Certificate	$15,100	13 months	36	1.3
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green	Bowling Green	Certificate	$18,616	15 months	74	2.1

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

WIOA in Kentucky: 1,059 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 2 of them Cosmetology.
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