Cosmetology Schools in the New Orleans area

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area

Programs

6 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$26,470

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$11,400

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the New Orleans area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from New Orleans: 6 within 10 miles; nearest 1.5 miles, farthest 7.6 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $11,400 to $26,459, middle $14,175 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 12 months to 14 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 185 cosmetology awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $26,470 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($12.73 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $22,790 to $33,730; 670 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $26,030 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Delgado Community College	New Orleans	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	24	1.5
Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans	Metairie	Certificate	$21,658	14 months	66	3.1
Blue Cliff College-Metairie	Metairie	Certificate	$26,459	12 months	28	3.4
Stevensons Academy of Hair Design	New Orleans	Certificate	$14,175	13 months	7	4.8
John Jay Beauty College	Kenner	Certificate	$11,400	12 months	50	6.7
My Le's Beauty College	Gretna	Certificate	$13,650	13 months	10	7.6

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, New Orleans-Metairie, LA, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 2 of them Cosmetology.
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