Esthetician Schools in the Tampa area

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$43,920

skincare specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,350

of 8 with a cost, IPEDS

Esthetician Schools in the Tampa area at a glance

Open to the public: 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Tampa: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 7.4 miles, farthest 22.0 miles
Listed program cost: 8 of 9 list one: $2,350 to $9,900, middle $5,970 (IPEDS)
Program length: 8 colleges list a length: 2 months to 7 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 578 esthetician awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $43,920 median for skincare specialists ($21.11 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,150 to $76,790; 730 employed in the metro area; Florida median $43,880 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
American Institute of Beauty	Largo	Certificate	$5,970	2 months	45	7.4
Aveda Institute-Tallahassee	Clearwater	Certificate	$9,900	7 months	282	8.2
Shear Excellence Hair Academy	Tampa	Certificate	$2,350	3 months	10	9.6
Summit Salon Academy	Tampa	Certificate	$8,750	6 months	13	9.6
Cortiva Institute	St. Petersburg	Certificate	$9,839	6 months	104	11.3
Loraines Academy & Spa	Saint Petersburg	Certificate	$3,750	3 months	26	12.6
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	57	13.5
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa	Tampa	Certificate	$5,912	2 months	11	14.2
Bene's Career Academy	New Port Richey	Certificate	$5,100	3 months	30	22.0

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 1 of them Esthetician.
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