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Cosmetology Schools in Minnesota
Minnesota has 18 cosmetology programs in our files: 18 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
18
all sources
Median pay
$39,170
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,790
Middle program cost
$21,700
10 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
24
Cosmetology programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Minneapolis area9 programs · median pay $46,310
Every cosmetology program in Minnesota
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon School of Cosmetology | Worthington | Certificate | $16,716 | 17 months | 7 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis | Minneapolis | Certificate | $22,300 | 13 months | 179 |
| Century CollegeWIOA list | White Bear Lake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 49 |
| Empire Beauty School-BloomingtonWIOA list | Bloomington | Certificate | $20,538 | 11 months | 54 |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake ParkWIOA list | Spring Lake Park | Certificate | $20,538 | 11 months | 29 |
| Hastings Beauty School | Hastings | Certificate | $19,375 | 11 months | 10 |
| Minnesota State College SoutheastWIOA list | Winona | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Model College of Hair Design | Saint Cloud | Certificate | $22,900 | 10 months | 55 |
| Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Nova Academy of CosmetologyWIOA list | Rochester | Certificate | $21,700 | 11 months | 90 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury | WOODBURY | Certificate | $21,700 | 11 months | 34 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth | Certificate | $24,988 | 11 months | 32 |
| Ridgewater CollegeWIOA list | Willmar | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Riverland Community CollegeWIOA list | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Saint Paul CollegeWIOA list | Saint Paul | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 99 |
| The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | Certificate | $19,724 | 12 months | 39 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Minnesota
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs from 103 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 24 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Minnesota yet. What Workforce Pell covers.