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Cosmetology program at American Institute of Beauty
Largo, FL · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (727) 532-2125 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Middle States Commission on Secondary Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $16,405
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,250
- Listed cost
- $17,655
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,200 clock hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 29
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $26,307
- Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- $29,520
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
American Institute of Beauty awarded 29 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $16,405 compares with a Florida median wage of $29,530 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).
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