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Cosmetology Schools in the Louisville/Jefferson County area

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (Indiana, Kentucky)

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$33,620

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,500

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Louisville/Jefferson County area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Louisville/Jefferson County: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.6 miles, farthest 9.6 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 5 list one: $16,500 to $19,391, middle $18,345 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 11 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 249 cosmetology awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $33,620 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($16.16 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,580 to $89,750; 930 employed in the metro area; Kentucky median $29,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth	Louisville, KY	Certificate	$17,145	11 months	44	1.6
Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville	Louisville, KY	Certificate	$19,391	12 months	105	5.6
Ideal Beauty Academy	Louisville, KY	Certificate	$16,500	12 months	0	6.2
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville	Clarksville, IN	Certificate	$18,616	12 months	63	6.8
Empire Beauty School-Dixie	Louisville, KY	Certificate	$18,345	11 months	37	9.6

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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