Esthetician Schools in the Kansas City area

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (Kansas, Missouri)

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$46,920

skincare specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$10,030

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Esthetician Schools in the Kansas City area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Kansas City: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 6.9 miles, farthest 14.8 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $10,030 to $14,300, middle $13,833 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 6 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 26 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 231 esthetician awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 6 on Missouri's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $46,920 median for skincare specialists ($22.56 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,790 to $80,190; 490 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $45,200 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Mitsu Sato Hair Academy	Overland Park, KS	Certificate	$13,300	6 months	48	6.9
Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park	Overland Park, KS	Certificate	$13,833	10 months	49	7.8
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park, KS	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	18	10.2
Summit Salon Academy Kansas City	Independence, MO	Certificate	$10,030	8 months	55	10.5
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsWIOA list	Raymore, MO	Certificate	$13,941	7 months	16	10.7
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs	Blue Springs, MO	Certificate	$14,300	7 months	45	14.8

WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 5 of them Esthetician.
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