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Cosmetology Schools in the Baltimore area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area
Programs
10
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$36,370
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$18,800
of 10 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology Schools in the Baltimore area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Baltimore
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.3 miles, farthest 22.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 10 of 10 list one: $18,800 to $25,500, middle $19,925 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 10 colleges list a length: 10 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 394 cosmetology awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $36,370 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.49 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $31,820 to $59,530; 2,700 employed in the metro area; Maryland median $36,420 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Baltimore first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Studio of Hair Design | Baltimore | Certificate | $19,650 | 15 months | 31 | 1.3 |
| Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie | Glen Burnie | Certificate | $19,260 | 11 months | 30 | 5.0 |
| Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex | Baltimore | Certificate | $19,650 | 15 months | 30 | 5.7 |
| Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School | Baltimore | Certificate | $25,500 | 15 months | 68 | 8.0 |
| Baltimore Beauty & Barber School II | Timonium | Certificate | $25,500 | 13 months | 3 | 11.7 |
| Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills | Owings Mills | Certificate | $19,260 | 11 months | 44 | 11.9 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup | Jessup | Certificate | $18,800 | 11 months | 43 | 11.9 |
| Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel | Laurel | Certificate | $20,990 | 13 months | 34 | 16.6 |
| The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Annapolis | Certificate | $20,765 | 11 months | 81 | 20.8 |
| Aveda Institute-Maryland | Bel Air | Certificate | $19,925 | 10 months | 30 | 22.5 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Maryland: 734 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 5 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill