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Cosmetology Schools in the Philadelphia area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania)
Programs
18
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$37,320
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$10,571
of 18 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology Schools in the Philadelphia area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 18 programs: 18 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Philadelphia
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 5.1 miles, farthest 33.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 18 of 18 list one: $10,571 to $21,000, middle $17,225 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 18 colleges list a length: 8 months to 14 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 842 cosmetology awards at the 17 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 18 on Delaware's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $37,320 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.94 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,600 to $64,530; 9,960 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $36,790 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Philadelphia first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Beauty School-Springfield | Springfield, PA | Certificate | $17,000 | 9 months | 91 | 5.1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Certificate | $17,000 | 9 months | 91 | 5.2 |
| Jean Madeline Aveda Institute | Philadelphia, PA | Certificate | $20,255 | 10 months | 114 | 6.3 |
| P B Cosmetology Education Center | Gloucester, NJ | Certificate | $19,200 | 10 months | 43 | 8.6 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham | Wyncote, PA | Certificate | $17,000 | 9 months | 62 | 9.4 |
| Cortiva Institute | King of Prussia, PA | Certificate | $15,545 | 11 months | 0 | 10.0 |
| Venus Beauty Academy | Aston, PA | Certificate | $21,000 | 14 months | 31 | 11.4 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill, NJ | Certificate | $17,520 | 9 months | 77 | 13.0 |
| The Beauty Institute-Ambler | Ambler, PA | Certificate | $19,550 | 9 months | 29 | 13.1 |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness | Voorhees, NJ | Certificate | $18,550 | 10 months | 114 | 16.0 |
| Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Certificate | $17,000 | 9 months | 44 | 17.4 |
| Lansdale School of Cosmetology Inc | Lansdale, PA | Certificate | $17,812 | 12 months | 9 | 19.2 |
| The Salon Professional Academy | Collegeville, PA | Certificate | $17,050 | 10 months | 27 | 19.2 |
| Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc | Feasterville, PA | Certificate | $18,999 | 12 months | 27 | 19.3 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton, NJ | Certificate | $10,571 | 8 months | 16 | 23.5 |
| Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design | Newark, DE | Certificate | $15,642 | 12 months | 32 | 31.0 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware | Newark, DE | Certificate | $17,225 | 11 months | 33 | 32.5 |
| Hair Academy School of Barbering & BeautyWIOA list | Newark, DE | Certificate | $15,950 | 13 months | 2 | 33.0 |
- 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, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Pennsylvania metro areas
- Pittsburgh area14 programs
- Allentown area4 programs
- Reading area3 programs
- York area3 programs