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Cosmetology program at Milan Institute-Merced

Merced, CA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (209) 230-9420 · School website

School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
$14,309
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$245
Listed cost
$14,554
LengthIPEDS
1,000 clock hours, 9 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
56
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, California
$38,660

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

Milan Institute-Merced awarded 56 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 6 we list. Its listed tuition of $14,309 compares with a California median wage of $38,660 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).

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