Esthetician Schools in the Milwaukee area

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$44,270

skincare specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,798

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Esthetician Schools in the Milwaukee area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Milwaukee: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 3.4 miles, farthest 12.8 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $6,798 to $11,498, middle $8,034 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 4 months to 5 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 32 to 64 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 214 esthetician awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 5 on Wisconsin's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $44,270 median for skincare specialists ($21.29 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $26,330 to $65,590; 360 employed in the metro area; Wisconsin median $46,220 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
VICI Beauty School	Greenfield	Certificate	$8,034	4 months	41	3.4
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeWIOA list	Milwaukee	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	27	5.3
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness	Milwaukee	Certificate	$11,498	5 months	84	5.8
Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee	Milwaukee	Certificate	$6,798	5 months	48	5.9
Waukesha County Technical CollegeWIOA list	Pewaukee	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	12.8

WIOA in Wisconsin: 2,131 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 9 of them Esthetician.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
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