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Cosmetology Schools in Minnesota
Colleges and schools: 18
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
Cosmetology Schools in Minnesota: the figures
- Programs we list
- 18 in Minnesota: 18 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 8 public and 10 private; 771 cosmetology completions in 2023-24 at the 17 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $21,700 in Minnesota, from $16,716 to $24,988, across 10 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $39,170 a year for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists in Minnesota, against $35,790 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs from 103 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 24 of them cosmetology.
- WIOA results
- 24 cosmetology programs on Minnesota's list; middle values: 60.7% of students who exited completed (19 programs report it); 68.2% were employed in the second quarter after exit (19); $4,496 median earnings in that quarter (19) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Minnesota metro area has a page; the largest list, Minneapolis, has 9 programs.
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 |
- 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, Minnesota, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for cosmetology training