Esthetician Schools in the Seattle area

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$80,510

skincare specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$8,500

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Esthetician Schools in the Seattle area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Seattle: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.7 miles, farthest 30.5 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $8,500 to $13,200, middle $12,965 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 6 months to 8 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 28 to 60 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 858 esthetician awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 6 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 74% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 90% (3 report it)
Pay here: $80,510 median for skincare specialists ($38.71 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $51,800 to $139,160; 1,330 employed in the metro area; Washington median $79,320 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle	Seattle	Certificate	$12,500	7 months	98	9.7
Summit Salon AcademyWIOA list	Tacoma	Certificate	$13,200	6 months	41	18.3
BJ's Beauty & Barber College	Tacoma	Certificate	$8,500	8 months	8	19.4
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline	Shoreline	Certificate	$12,965	6 months	44	19.4
Clover Park Technical CollegeWIOA list	Lakewood	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	44	21.7
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-EverettWIOA list	Everett	Certificate	$12,965	6 months	623	30.5

WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 57 of them Esthetician.
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