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Cosmetology Schools in the Kansas City area
Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (Kansas, Missouri)
Programs
10
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$31,520
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,699
of 8 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology Schools in the Kansas City area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Kansas City
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 2.7 miles, farthest 16.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 8 of 10 list one: $3,699 to $24,577, middle $20,026 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 8 colleges list a length: 2 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 43 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 375 cosmetology awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 10 on Missouri's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $31,520 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($15.15 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,300 to $79,350; 2,220 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $30,750 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Kansas City first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | Certificate | $22,100 | 13 months | 26 | 2.7 |
| Mitsu Sato Hair Academy | Overland Park, KS | Certificate | $3,699 | 2 months | 14 | 5.1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park | Overland Park, KS | Certificate | $20,026 | 11 months | 96 | 6.2 |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College | Kansas City, MO | Certificate | $19,850 | 10 months | 2 | 7.8 |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 9.0 |
| Z Hair Academy | Overland Park, KS | Certificate | $18,750 | 11 months | 129 | 9.3 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence, MO | Certificate | $18,730 | 15 months | 25 | 10.5 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City, KS | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 | 13.1 |
| Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsWIOA list | Raymore, MO | Certificate | $24,577 | 10 months | 5 | 13.3 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | Blue Springs, MO | Certificate | $22,100 | 12 months | 30 | 16.5 |
- 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, Kansas City, MO-KS, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 20 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Missouri metro areas
- St. Louis area6 programs
- Joplin area3 programs
- Springfield area3 programs