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Cosmetology Schools in Missouri
Missouri has 25 cosmetology programs in our files: 25 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
25
all sources
Median pay
$30,750
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,790
Middle program cost
$16,050
25 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
20
Cosmetology programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Kansas City area10 programs · median pay $31,520
- St. Louis area6 programs · median pay $33,350
- Joplin area3 programs · median pay $28,600
- Springfield area3 programs · median pay $29,500
Every cosmetology program in Missouri
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsWIOA list | Raymore | Certificate | $24,577 | 10 months | 5 |
| Academy of Hair Design-SpringfieldWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | $14,750 | 11 months | 28 |
| Academy of Salon Professionals | Sedalia | Certificate | $19,500 | 13 months | 11 |
| Central College of Cosmetology | Saint Robert | Certificate | $12,400 | 13 months | 14 |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College | Kansas City | Certificate | $19,850 | 10 months | 2 |
| Evolve Beauty Academy | Washing | Certificate | $15,500 | 13 months | 10 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design | St. Louis | Certificate | $17,596 | 11 months | 83 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | Blue Springs | Certificate | $22,100 | 12 months | 30 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Certificate | $22,100 | 13 months | 26 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-MissouriWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | $20,660 | 13 months | 26 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Jefferson City | Certificate | $17,925 | 13 months | 34 |
| Neosho Beauty College | Neosho | Certificate | $12,850 | 13 months | 21 |
| New Dimensions School of Hair Design | Joplin | Certificate | $13,694 | 10 months | 15 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia | Columbia | Certificate | $16,050 | 11 months | 100 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | Springfield | Certificate | $16,050 | 12 months | 68 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis | St. Louis | Certificate | $20,350 | 11 months | 104 |
| Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center | Poplar Bluff | Certificate | $7,334 | 10 months | 8 |
| Renaissance Beauty AcademyWIOA list | Cape Girardeau | Certificate | $14,500 | 13 months | 25 |
| Salem College of Hairstyling | Rolla | Certificate | $12,400 | 13 months | 19 |
| SPBK Enterprises Inc | Webb City | Certificate | $21,786 | 13 months | 32 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence | Certificate | $18,730 | 15 months | 25 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles | St. Charles | Certificate | $20,154 | 12 months | 46 |
| Trend Setters SchoolWIOA list | Cape Girardeau | Certificate | $15,100 | 13 months | 15 |
| Warrensburg Area Career CenterWIOA list | Warrensburg | Certificate | $6,790 | 10 months | 15 |
| Waynesville Career Center | Waynesville | Certificate | $9,065 | 15 months | 2 |
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 Missouri
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs from 283 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 20 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Missouri yet. What Workforce Pell covers.