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Cosmetology Schools in the Minneapolis area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area
Programs
9
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,310
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$19,375
of 7 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology Schools in the Minneapolis area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Minneapolis
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.7 miles, farthest 20.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 7 of 9 list one: $19,375 to $24,988, middle $20,538 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 7 colleges list a length: 11 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 120 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 525 cosmetology awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 9 on Minnesota's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $46,310 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($22.27 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $25,640 to $82,500; 3,920 employed in the metro area; Minnesota median $39,170 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Minneapolis first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul CollegeWIOA list | Saint Paul | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 99 | 1.7 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis | Minneapolis | Certificate | $22,300 | 13 months | 179 | 5.9 |
| The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | Certificate | $19,724 | 12 months | 39 | 7.7 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury | Woodbury | Certificate | $21,700 | 11 months | 34 | 8.4 |
| Century CollegeWIOA list | White Bear Lake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 49 | 9.4 |
| Empire Beauty School-BloomingtonWIOA list | Bloomington | Certificate | $20,538 | 11 months | 54 | 11.8 |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake ParkWIOA list | Spring Lake Park | Certificate | $20,538 | 11 months | 29 | 12.3 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth | Certificate | $24,988 | 11 months | 32 | 18.8 |
| Hastings Beauty School | Hastings | Certificate | $19,375 | 11 months | 10 | 20.6 |
- 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 24 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill