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Esthetician Schools in Minnesota
Colleges and schools: 15
Programs
15
all sources
Median pay
$44,430
skincare specialists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $45,330
Middle program cost
$10,500
8 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
23
Esthetician programs, U.S. DOL file
Esthetician Schools in Minnesota: the figures
- Programs we list
- 15 in Minnesota: 15 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 7 public and 8 private; 557 esthetician completions in 2023-24 at the 14 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $10,500 in Minnesota, from $9,102 to $15,388, across 8 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $44,430 a year for skincare specialists in Minnesota, against $45,330 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs from 103 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 23 of them esthetician.
- WIOA results
- 23 esthetician programs on Minnesota's list; middle values: 69.6% of students who exited completed (15 programs report it); 67.6% were employed in the second quarter after exit (16); $4,391 median earnings in that quarter (16) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Minnesota metro area has a page; the largest list, Minneapolis, has 8 programs.
By metro area
- Minneapolis area8 programs · median pay $36,610
Every esthetician program in Minnesota
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisWIOA list | Minneapolis | Certificate | $13,950 | 5 months | 133 |
| Century CollegeWIOA list | White Bear Lake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Empire Beauty School-BloomingtonWIOA list | Bloomington | Certificate | $9,102 | 5 months | 56 |
| Hastings Beauty School | Hastings | Certificate | $10,100 | 5 months | 0 |
| Minnesota State College SoutheastWIOA list | Winona | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Model College of Hair Design | Saint Cloud | Certificate | $10,500 | 4 months | 28 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology | Rochester | Certificate | $10,450 | 4 months | 78 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury | Woodbury | Certificate | $10,450 | 4 months | 23 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth | Certificate | $15,388 | 7 months | 55 |
| Ridgewater CollegeWIOA list | Willmar | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Riverland Community CollegeWIOA list | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Saint Paul CollegeWIOA list | Saint Paul | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 |
| The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | Certificate | $11,000 | 5 months | 25 |
- 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, Minnesota, read October 8, 2026.
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