Cosmetology Schools in the Raleigh area

Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$43,700

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$17,814

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Raleigh area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Raleigh: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 6.6 miles, farthest 19.1 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $17,814 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 11 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 94 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $43,700 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($21.01 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $27,300 to $70,550; 1,810 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $38,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Wake Technical Community College	Raleigh	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	6.6
Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh	Raleigh	Certificate	$17,814	11 months	42	16.4
Johnston Community College	Smithfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	32	19.1

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

WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 22 of them Cosmetology.
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