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Esthetician Schools in Ohio
Colleges and schools: 28
Programs
33
all sources
Median pay
$39,150
skincare specialists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $45,330
Middle program cost
$10,620
31 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
20
Esthetician programs, U.S. DOL file
Esthetician Schools in Ohio: the figures
- Programs we list
- 33 in Ohio: 28 at colleges and schools, 5 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 5 public and 23 private; 1,297 esthetician completions in 2023-24 at the 23 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $10,620 in Ohio, from $4,680 to $17,415, across 31 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $39,150 a year for skincare specialists in Ohio, against $45,330 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs from 557 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 20 of them esthetician.
- WIOA results
- 20 esthetician programs on Ohio's list; middle values: 78.6% of students who exited completed (7 programs report it); 73.3% were employed in the second quarter after exit (6); $8,853 median earnings in that quarter (6) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 5 Ohio metro areas have a page; the largest list, Cleveland, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- Cleveland area7 programs · median pay $38,370
- Columbus area6 programs · median pay $39,150
- Akron area3 programs · median pay $42,480
- Cincinnati area3 programs · median pay $43,570
- Youngstown area3 programs · median pay $35,530
Every esthetician program in Ohio
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st All Beauty Academy LLC.WIOA list | Maple Heights | WIOA list only | $7,300 | Not reported | |
| Apollo Career CenterWIOA list | Lima | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Aveda Fredric's Institute-CincinnatiWIOA list | West Chester | Certificate | $14,060 | 6 months | 188 |
| Aveda Institute-ColumbusWIOA list | Columbus | Certificate | $14,700 | 5 months | 149 |
| Beauty Artistry AcademyWIOA list | Cincinnati | WIOA list only | $12,405 | Not reported | |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor | Mentor | Certificate | $10,620 | 5 months | 52 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville | Strongsville | Certificate | $10,620 | 6 months | 55 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School | New Philadelphia | Certificate | $4,680 | 9 months | 6 |
| Casal Aveda Institute | Niles | Certificate | $10,650 | 6 months | 37 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton | Dayton | Certificate | $16,036 | 7 months | 71 |
| EHOVE Career CenterWIOA list | Milan | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Elite Academy of Hair Design | Bridgeport | Certificate | $9,500 | 6 months | 13 |
| Elite School of Cosmetology | Norwalk | Certificate | $11,345 | 9 months | 57 |
| Gerbers Akron Beauty School | Akron | Certificate | $6,115 | 11 months | 0 |
| Inner State Beauty SchoolWIOA list | Lyndhurst | WIOA list only | $7,884 | Not reported | |
| LaBarberia Institute of Hair | Mayfield Hts | Certificate | $13,147 | 6 months | 51 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictWIOA list | Oberlin | Certificate | $7,592 | 8 months | 29 |
| Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & SciencesWIOA list | Columbus | Certificate | $15,095 | 5 months | 126 |
| National Beauty College | Canton | Certificate | $8,400 | 4 months | 34 |
| New Directions Beauty & Barber InstituteWIOA list | Columbus | WIOA list only | $9,500 | Not reported | |
| New Directions Beauty Institute LLCWIOA list | Columbus | WIOA list only | $9,500 | Not reported | |
| Paramount Beauty AcademyWIOA list | Portsmouth | Certificate | $14,530 | 7 months | 7 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Certificate | $10,589 | 6 months | 0 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland | Twinsburg | Certificate | $8,015 | 4 months | 0 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus | Columbus | Certificate | $8,015 | 4 months | 0 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo | Sylvania | Certificate | $10,589 | 6 months | 0 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center | Uniontown | Certificate | $9,495 | 8 months | 24 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance | Alliance | Certificate | $13,617 | 7 months | 147 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman | Boardman | Certificate | $13,617 | 7 months | 40 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick | Brunswick | Certificate | $13,617 | 7 months | 39 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles | Niles | Certificate | $13,617 | 7 months | 26 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg | Perrysburg | Certificate | $13,098 | 10 months | 40 |
| The Spa School | Columbus | Certificate | $17,415 | 7 months | 54 |
- 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, Ohio, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for esthetician training