Esthetician Schools in the New Orleans area

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$39,830

skincare specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,900

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Esthetician Schools in the New Orleans area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from New Orleans: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 2.2 miles, farthest 8.5 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $6,900 to $13,303, middle $11,190 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 7 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 269 esthetician awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $39,830 median for skincare specialists ($19.15 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $26,110 to $66,270; 110 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $36,890 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Delgado Community College	New Orleans	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	12	2.2
Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans	Metairie	Certificate	$11,190	9 months	95	2.2
Blue Cliff College-Metairie	Metairie	Certificate	$13,303	7 months	95	2.5
John Jay Beauty College	Kenner	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	50	5.7
My Le's Beauty College	Gretna	Certificate	$6,900	7 months	17	8.5

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, New Orleans-Metairie, LA, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 2 of them Esthetician.
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Workforce Pell
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