Cosmetology Schools in the York area

York-Hanover, PA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,050

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$17,500

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the York area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from York: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.5 miles, farthest 12.7 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $17,500 each (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 108 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $36,050 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.33 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,140 to $74,850; 510 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $36,790 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education	York	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	35	5.5
Empire Beauty School-York	York	Certificate	$17,500	9 months	41	7.4
Empire Beauty School-Hanover	Hanover	Certificate	$17,500	9 months	32	12.7

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