Cosmetology Schools in the St. Louis area

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$33,350

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,500

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the St. Louis area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from St. Louis: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.9 miles, farthest 57.6 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $15,500 to $22,900, middle $20,154 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 11 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 277 cosmetology awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $33,350 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($16.03 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,950 to $63,650; 2,830 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $30,750 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis	St. Louis, MO	Certificate	$20,350	11 months	104	4.9
Grabber School of Hair Design	St. Louis, MO	Certificate	$17,596	11 months	83	7.3
Creative Touch Cosmetology School	Waterloo, IL	Certificate	$22,900	13 months	11	17.5
The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles	St. Charles, MO	Certificate	$20,154	12 months	46	21.3
Evolve Beauty Academy	Washing, MO	Certificate	$15,500	13 months	10	40.9
Kaskaskia College	Centralia, IL	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	23	57.6

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