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Esthetician Schools in Kentucky
Kentucky has 11 esthetician programs in our files: 11 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
11
all sources
Median pay
$38,580
skincare specialists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $45,330
Middle program cost
$10,626
9 programs report one, IPEDS
By metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County area3 programs · median pay $38,750
Every esthetician program in Kentucky
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Academy of Beauty | Manchester | Certificate | $10,626 | 6 months | 3 |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | Certificate | $10,065 | 6 months | 34 |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | Lexington | Certificate | $7,995 | 6 months | 19 |
| Ideal Beauty Academy | Louisville | Certificate | $13,500 | 6 months | 16 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | Louisville | Certificate | $10,385 | 6 months | 25 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | Bowling Green | Certificate | $11,995 | 8 months | 84 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | Glasgow | Certificate | $11,995 | 8 months | 2 |
| Regina Webb Academy | Bowling Green | Certificate | $12,500 | 7 months | 0 |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | Paintsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | Lexington | Certificate | $7,800 | 8 months | 73 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Kentucky
- WIOA in Kentucky: 1,059 programs from 212 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Kentucky yet. What Workforce Pell covers.