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Cosmetology Schools in Massachusetts
22 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- COSMETOLOGIST (HAIRDRESSER) LICENSE — Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering~Division of Professional Licensure
- BARBER — Board of Registration of Barbers~Division of Professional Licensure
- ELECTROLOGIST — Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering~Division of Professional Licensure
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | public | $5,662 | 36.9% | $36,966 |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers | public | $9,000 | 30.4% | $45,391 |
| Empire Beauty School-Malden | Malden | private for-profit | $18,534 | 69.5% | $23,921 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | Worcester | private for-profit | $25,383 | 89.4% | $30,033 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | Fall River | private for-profit | $29,124 | 85.1% | $32,113 |
| Spa Tech Institute-Westboro | Westborough | private for-profit | $28,170 | 76.1% | $27,803 |
| Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth | Plymouth | private for-profit | $31,895 | 86.9% | $27,803 |
| DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology | West Springfield | private for-profit | $16,975 | 74.6% | $14,195 |
| Spa Tech Institute-North Andover | North Andover | private for-profit | $38,758 | not reported | $27,803 |
| Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics | Woburn | private for-profit | $20,086 | 94.5% | not reported |
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | Lowell | private for-profit | $14,839 | 72.7% | not reported |
| Massachusetts School of Barbering | Quincy | private for-profit | $15,216 | 76.9% | not reported |
| Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford | New Bedford | private for-profit | $25,805 | not reported | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical Institute | South Easton | public | $7,060 | 68.7% | not reported |
| Rob Roy Academy-Taunton | Taunton | private for-profit | $20,493 | not reported | not reported |
| New England Hair Academy | Malden | private for-profit | $16,917 | 70.4% | not reported |
| EINE Inc | Tewksbury | private for-profit | $22,951 | not reported | not reported |
| Charles H McCann Technical School | North Adams | public | $14,998 | 94.3% | not reported |
| COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester | Worcester | private for-profit | $24,598 | 83.7% | not reported |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School | Franklin | public | $11,682 | 77.4% | not reported |
| Alexander Academy | Lunenburg | private for-profit | $32,061 | 62% | not reported |
| Jupiter Beauty Academy | Boston | private for-profit | not reported | 84.8% | 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 Massachusetts
- How much do Cosmetology schools cost in Massachusetts?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 22 cosmetology schools in Massachusetts is $20,086. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- What does a cosmetology earn in Massachusetts?
- Working cosmetology professionals in Massachusetts earn a median of $37,290 per year, ranging from about $31,600 to $79,330 (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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