Cosmetology Schools in the Allentown area

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$37,690

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$17,000

of 4 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Allentown area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Allentown: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.2 miles, farthest 6.5 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 4 list one: $17,000 to $23,000, middle $19,550 (IPEDS)
Program length: 4 colleges list a length: 9 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 143 cosmetology awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $37,690 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($18.12 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,490 to $95,840; 1,350 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $36,790 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
The Beauty Institute	Whitehall	Certificate	$19,550	9 months	20	1.2
Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley	Whitehall	Certificate	$17,000	9 months	63	1.3
Metro Beauty Academy	Allentown	Certificate	$17,950	10 months	51	5.7
Lehigh Valley Barber School	Bethlehem	Certificate	$23,000	10 months	9	6.5

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Cosmetology.
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