Esthetician Schools in the Los Angeles area

Esthetician Schools in the Los Angeles area at a glance

Open to the public

32 programs: 27 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 known only from the WIOA list

Distance from Los Angeles

7 within 10 miles; nearest 2.6 miles, farthest 48.9 miles

Listed program cost

28 of 32 list one: $1,305 to $12,600, middle $9,075 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)

Program length

23 colleges list a length: 4 months to 7 months (IPEDS)

Length on the WIOA list

7 listed programs give weeks: 15 to 60 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

1,469 esthetician awards at the 25 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

On the WIOA list

7 of 32 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 53% of exiters employed in the second quarter (7 report it); middle completion 90% (7 report it)

Pay here

$37,560 median for skincare specialists ($18.06 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,650 to $84,060; 4,500 employed in the metro area; California median $38,770 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Esthetician programs, nearest to Los Angeles first

• College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
• WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
• Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 22 of them Esthetician.
• Pell Grants for short programs
• Workforce Pell
• GI Bill

Other California metro areas

• Riverside area12 programs
• San Francisco area9 programs
• San Diego area7 programs
• Sacramento area6 programs
• Fresno area4 programs
• Modesto area4 programs
• Bakersfield area3 programs
• San Jose area3 programs