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Cosmetology Schools in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
16
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$34,960
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$14,000
of 14 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology Schools in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 16 programs: 16 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Detroit
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 1.5 miles, farthest 48.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 14 of 16 list one: $14,000 to $28,950, middle $19,800 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 14 colleges list a length: 11 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 50 each weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 652 cosmetology awards at the 16 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 16 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 68% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 42% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $34,960 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($16.81 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $27,210 to $96,770; 4,790 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $34,820 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Detroit first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevate Salon Institute | Royal Oak | Certificate | $23,344 | 12 months | 53 | 1.5 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Troy | Troy | Certificate | $21,500 | 13 months | 26 | 4.2 |
| David Pressley School of Cosmetology | Royal Oak | Certificate | $18,150 | 13 months | 101 | 4.4 |
| Dorsey CollegeWIOA list | Madison Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 | 4.4 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington Hills | Farmington Hills | Certificate | $19,775 | 11 months | 50 | 8.8 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan | Sterling Heights | Certificate | $22,388 | 12 months | 109 | 9.3 |
| P&A Scholars Beauty School | Detroit | Certificate | $19,800 | 13 months | 20 | 11.0 |
| D&S School of Cosmetology | Waterford | Certificate | $14,000 | 13 months | 2 | 11.6 |
| Marketti Academy of Cosmetology | Waterford | Certificate | $19,615 | 13 months | 10 | 13.9 |
| Dorsey College-RosevilleWIOA list | Roseville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 | 14.1 |
| Port Huron Cosmetology College | Waterford | Certificate | $20,625 | 13 months | 4 | 15.6 |
| Dymond Designs Beauty School | Detroit | Certificate | $23,663 | 11 months | 20 | 16.1 |
| Dorsey School of BeautyWIOA list | Taylor | Certificate | $28,950 | 13 months | 102 | 19.6 |
| L'esprit Academy | Canton | Certificate | $19,500 | 11 months | 42 | 19.9 |
| Brighton Institute of Cosmetology | Brighton | Certificate | $16,615 | 13 months | 22 | 28.1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes | Port Huron | Certificate | $15,225 | 11 months | 24 | 48.3 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 11 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Michigan metro areas
- Grand Rapids area6 programs
- Flint area3 programs