Cosmetology Schools in the Joplin area

Joplin, MO-KS metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$28,600

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$12,850

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Joplin area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Joplin: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.9 miles, farthest 12.0 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $12,850 to $21,786, middle $13,694 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 10 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 68 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $28,600 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($13.75 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,600 to $37,110; 130 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $30,750 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
New Dimensions School of Hair Design	Joplin	Certificate	$13,694	10 months	15	4.9
SPBK Enterprises Inc	Webb City	Certificate	$21,786	13 months	32	7.6
Neosho Beauty College	Neosho	Certificate	$12,850	13 months	21	12.0

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Joplin, MO-KS, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 20 of them Cosmetology.
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