Cosmetology Schools in the Buffalo area

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$32,950

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$12,750

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Buffalo area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Buffalo: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.0 miles, farthest 5.8 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 5 list one: $12,750 to $24,815, middle $15,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 7 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 181 cosmetology awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $32,950 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($15.84 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $32,240 to $80,430; 820 employed in the metro area; New York median $35,760 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Empire Beauty School-Buffalo	Cheektowaga	Certificate	$12,750	7 months	42	1.0
Erie 1 BOCES	West Seneca	Certificate	$15,000	10 months	61	3.8
Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge	Williamsville	Certificate	$16,150	8 months	23	4.0
Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca	West Seneca	Certificate	$14,950	8 months	26	5.5
The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda	Tonawanda	Certificate	$24,815	12 months	29	5.8

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

WIOA in New York: 3,039 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them Cosmetology.
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