Esthetician Schools in the Buffalo area

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$34,770

skincare specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$10,819

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Esthetician Schools in the Buffalo area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Buffalo: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.5 miles, farthest 6.8 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $10,819 to $12,750, middle $11,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 5 months to 6 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 166 esthetician awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $34,770 median for skincare specialists ($16.72 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $32,240 to $67,020; 300 employed in the metro area; New York median $42,910 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Erie 1 BOCES	West Seneca	Certificate	$11,000	6 months	47	2.5
Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca	West Seneca	Certificate	$12,750	6 months	66	4.4
The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda	Tonawanda	Certificate	$10,819	5 months	53	6.8

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in New York: 3,039 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 3 of them Esthetician.
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