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Cosmetology Schools in the Cleveland area
Cleveland, OH metro area
Programs
12
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$35,640
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$6,000
of 12 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Cosmetology Schools in the Cleveland area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 12 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Cleveland
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 49.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 12 of 12 list one: $6,000 to $23,200, middle $15,349 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 7 colleges list a length: 12 months to 19 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 230 cosmetology awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 8 of 12 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $35,640 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.14 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,420 to $70,750; 3,070 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $36,260 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Cleveland first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multitudes Exclusive Styling Studios IncWIOA list | University Heights | WIOA list only | $9,600 | Not reported | 3.5 | |
| 1st All Beauty Academy LLC.WIOA list | Maple Heights | WIOA list only | $17,750 | Not reported | 5.2 | |
| Beauty and Barber Empowerment Center (H2 Healthy Hair Academy)WIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $7,150 | Not reported | 6.1 | |
| Inner State Beauty SchoolWIOA list | Lyndhurst | WIOA list only | $13,078 | Not reported | 7.6 | |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career CenterWIOA list | Brecksville | Certificate | $15,349 | 19 months | 4 | 8.4 |
| By Leaps And Bounds Dba R & R Automotive Training InitiativeWIOA list | Euclid | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | 11.5 | |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville | Strongsville | Certificate | $20,630 | 12 months | 60 | 15.4 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick | Brunswick | Certificate | $23,200 | 16 months | 12 | 18.6 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor | Mentor | Certificate | $20,630 | 12 months | 45 | 20.6 |
| Northern Institute of Cosmetology | Lorain | Certificate | $12,700 | 12 months | 72 | 29.2 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictWIOA list | Oberlin | Certificate | $16,085 | 18 months | 10 | 34.3 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusWIOA list | Jefferson | Certificate | $12,500 | 14 months | 27 | 49.3 |
- 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, Cleveland, OH, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 35 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Ohio metro areas
- Columbus area9 programs
- Cincinnati area8 programs
- Akron area4 programs
- Canton area3 programs
- Toledo area3 programs
- Youngstown area3 programs