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Cosmetology Schools in Maryland
19 schools in Maryland offer cosmetology-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Federal program data groups cosmetology with barbering — schools below may offer any of these.
Occupation pay is what working cosmetology professionals in Maryland earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
Official license records related to cosmetology in Maryland
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- COSMETOLOGIST — Maryland Department of Labor~State Board of Cosmetology
- APPRENTICE COSMETOLOGIST — Maryland Department of Labor~State Board of Cosmetology
- SENIOR COSMETOLOGIST — Maryland Department of Labor~State Board of Cosmetology
- LIMITED HAIRSTYLIST — Maryland Department of Labor~State Board of Cosmetology
- LIMITED BLOW DRY STYLIST — Maryland Department of Labor~State Board of Cosmetology
- APPRENTICE LIMITED STYLIST — Maryland Department of Labor~State Board of Cosmetology
Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.
Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup | Jessup | private for-profit | $19,011 | 50.9% | $35,225 |
| Hair Academy II | Hillcrest Heights | private for-profit | $23,444 | 52.5% | $43,383 |
| All-State Career-Baltimore | Baltimore | private for-profit | $18,233 | 57.2% | $33,193 |
| Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills | Owings Mills | private for-profit | $15,997 | 37.8% | $25,073 |
| Aveda Institute-Maryland | Bel Air | private for-profit | $13,705 | 92.6% | $21,250 |
| Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie | Glen Burnie | private for-profit | $16,199 | 31.1% | $25,073 |
| Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex | Baltimore | private for-profit | $16,374 | 77.5% | $20,445 |
| Baltimore Studio of Hair Design | Baltimore | private for-profit | $17,140 | 80.4% | $20,080 |
| Cortiva Institute | Linthicum | private for-profit | $26,328 | 68.3% | $30,474 |
| Fortis Institute-Towson | Towson | private for-profit | $31,549 | 41.1% | $36,368 |
| Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy | Salisbury | private for-profit | $24,260 | 53.1% | $25,426 |
| Hair Academy | New Carrollton | private for-profit | $20,565 | 56.7% | $20,953 |
| The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Frederick | private for-profit | $28,309 | 94.3% | $27,891 |
| Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School | Baltimore | private for-profit | $19,047 | 50.7% | $18,726 |
| Baltimore Beauty & Barber School II | Timonium | private for-profit | $19,864 | not reported | $18,172 |
| Montgomery Beauty School | Silver Spring | private for-profit | $20,755 | 57.4% | $18,726 |
| The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Annapolis | private for-profit | $31,528 | 65.9% | $27,891 |
| Award Beauty School | Hagerstown | private for-profit | $20,576 | 58.8% | $18,172 |
| Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel | Laurel | private for-profit | $17,011 | 51.4% | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not cosmetology graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
Common questions: Cosmetology school in Maryland
- How much do Cosmetology schools cost in Maryland?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 19 cosmetology schools in Maryland is $19,864. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- What does a cosmetology earn in Maryland?
- Working cosmetology professionals in Maryland earn a median of $36,420 per year, ranging from about $31,830 to $72,940 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.
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