Cosmetology Schools in the Reading area

Reading, PA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,350

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$13,875

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Reading area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Reading: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.7 miles, farthest 3.1 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $13,875 to $19,500, middle $17,500 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 9 months to 22 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 73 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $36,350 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.48 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $27,700 to $65,100; 620 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $36,790 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Empire Beauty School-Reading	Reading	Certificate	$17,500	9 months	32	1.7
American Barber and Beauty Academy	Reading	Certificate	$19,500	10 months	39	3.0
Berks Career & Technology Center	Leesport	Certificate	$13,875	22 months	2	3.1

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

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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