Cosmetology Schools in the Appleton area

Appleton, WI metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,260

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$18,600

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Appleton area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Appleton: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.3 miles, farthest 0.9 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $18,600 to $27,937 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 11 months to 14 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 69 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $36,260 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.43 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,580 to $69,930; 280 employed in the metro area; Wisconsin median $36,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Academy of Beauty Professionals	Appleton	Certificate	$27,937	11 months	10	0.3
The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton	Appleton	Certificate	$18,600	14 months	39	0.7
Fox Valley Technical College	Appleton	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	0.9

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

WIOA in Wisconsin: 2,131 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 13 of them Cosmetology.
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