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Cosmetology Schools in the Boston area
8 cosmetology programs in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (Massachusetts, New Hampshire), listed by distance from Boston.
Programs
8
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$37,430
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$11,642
of 7 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Boston first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Community College | Danvers, MA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 5.1 |
| New England Hair AcademyWIOA list | Malden, MA | Certificate | $16,550 | 7 months | 51 | 11.8 |
| Empire Beauty School-Malden | Malden, MA | Certificate | $13,600 | 7 months | 64 | 11.9 |
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | Lowell, MA | Certificate | $14,590 | 8 months | 19 | 12.6 |
| Jupiter Beauty Academy | Boston, MA | Certificate | $12,201 | 12 months | 13 | 20.3 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth | Portsmouth, NH | Certificate | $19,050 | 11 months | 41 | 36.4 |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School | Franklin, MA | Certificate | $11,642 | 10 months | 14 | 39.3 |
| Empire Beauty School-Somersworth | Somersworth, NH | Certificate | $21,480 | 12 months | 32 | 44.6 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Boston area
- WIOA in Massachusetts: 922 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Massachusetts metro areas
- Worcester area3 programs