Cosmetology Schools in the Milwaukee area

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$38,190

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$17,407

of 4 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Milwaukee area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Milwaukee: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 3.9 miles, farthest 12.2 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 6 list one: $17,407 to $22,810, middle $19,138 (IPEDS)
Program length: 4 colleges list a length: 11 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 32 each weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 228 cosmetology awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 6 on Wisconsin's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $38,190 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($18.36 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $26,740 to $59,620; 2,070 employed in the metro area; Wisconsin median $36,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Paul Mitchell the School-Milwaukee	Wauwatosa	Certificate	$18,154	11 months	28	3.9
VICI Beauty School	Greenfield	Certificate	$19,138	13 months	59	3.9
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeWIOA list	Milwaukee	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	34	5.4
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness	Milwaukee	Certificate	$22,810	12 months	45	6.0
Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee	Milwaukee	Certificate	$17,407	11 months	22	6.7
Waukesha County Technical CollegeWIOA list	Pewaukee	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	40	12.2

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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