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Esthetician program at Aveda Institute-Columbus
Columbus, OH · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (614) 291-2421 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- $14,700
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,688
- Listed cost
- $17,388
- LengthIPEDS
- 600 clock hours, 5 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 149
- 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 skincare specialistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Columbus, OH
- $39,150
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
Aveda Institute-Columbus awarded 149 esthetician credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $14,700 compares with a Ohio median wage of $39,150 for skincare specialists (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (under 12 weeks) | 12.0409 Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | 2 | 600 clock hours, 5 months | $14,700 |
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 12.0409 Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | 147 | 600 clock hours, 5 months | $14,700 |
On Ohio's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EsthiologyState/Federal recognized license · In person · CIP 12.0409 | $14,887+ $2,500 books | Competency-based or withheld | 64.2% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 137 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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