Cosmetology Schools in the Madison area

Madison, WI metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,490

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$19,465

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Madison area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Madison: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.6 miles, farthest 6.0 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 4 list one: $19,465 to $27,937, middle $22,810 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 10 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 32 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 68 cosmetology awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on Wisconsin's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $36,490 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.54 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,580 to $48,680; 890 employed in the metro area; Wisconsin median $36,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Aveda Institute-Madison	Madison	Certificate	$22,810	12 months	28	1.6
Academy of Beauty Professionals	Madison	Certificate	$27,937	10 months	10	3.5
Paul Mitchell the School-Madison	Madison	Certificate	$19,465	11 months	11	3.8
Madison Area Technical CollegeWIOA list	Madison	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	6.0

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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