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Esthetician Schools in the Minneapolis area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area
Programs
8
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$36,610
skincare specialists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$9,102
of 6 with a cost, IPEDS
Esthetician Schools in the Minneapolis area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Minneapolis
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 0.8 miles, farthest 19.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 6 of 8 list one: $9,102 to $15,388, middle $11,000 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 6 colleges list a length: 4 months to 7 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 30 each weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 371 esthetician awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 8 on Minnesota's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $36,610 median for skincare specialists ($17.60 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $24,000 to $81,170; 730 employed in the metro area; Minnesota median $44,430 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Esthetician programs, nearest to Minneapolis first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul CollegeWIOA list | Saint Paul | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 | 0.8 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisWIOA list | Minneapolis | Certificate | $13,950 | 5 months | 133 | 7.1 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury | Woodbury | Certificate | $10,450 | 4 months | 23 | 7.4 |
| The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | Certificate | $11,000 | 5 months | 25 | 8.1 |
| Century CollegeWIOA list | White Bear Lake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 9.7 |
| Empire Beauty School-BloomingtonWIOA list | Bloomington | Certificate | $9,102 | 5 months | 56 | 11.3 |
| Hastings Beauty School | Hastings | Certificate | $10,100 | 5 months | 0 | 19.1 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth | Certificate | $15,388 | 7 months | 55 | 19.9 |
- 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 23 of them Esthetician.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill