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Cosmetology Schools in Missouri
26 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- Cosmetologist, All Other — Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division Of Professional Registration~Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
- Cosmetologist/Hairdressing — Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division Of Professional Registration~Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
- Cosmetologist/Manicuring — Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division Of Professional Registration~Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
- Student Cosmetologist — Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division Of Professional Registration~Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
- Cosmetologist/All-Barber — Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division Of Professional Registration~Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
- Student Instructor Cosmetologist — Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division Of Professional Registration~Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrensburg Area Career Center | Warrensburg | public | $9,266 | 85.5% | $37,242 |
| New Dimensions School | Joplin | private for-profit | $7,309 | not reported | $28,050 |
| Central College of Cosmetology | Saint Robert | private for-profit | $6,166 | 48.9% | $22,821 |
| Salem College of Hairstyling | Rolla | private for-profit | $6,345 | 65.7% | $18,275 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles | St. Charles | private for-profit | $13,388 | 88% | $34,900 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design | St. Louis | private for-profit | $10,827 | 73.2% | $27,109 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia | Columbia | private for-profit | $13,460 | 71.7% | $27,715 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Jefferson City | private for-profit | $14,982 | 78.5% | $26,738 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield | Springfield | private for-profit | $15,904 | 62.1% | $25,129 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | Springfield | private for-profit | $16,926 | 66.4% | $25,931 |
| Neosho Beauty and Barber College | Neosho | private for-profit | $12,213 | 61.2% | $18,280 |
| Waynesville Career Center | Waynesville | public | $28,418 | 69.7% | $40,979 |
| Trend Setters School | Cape Girardeau | private for-profit | $16,521 | 72.2% | $23,185 |
| Skin Institute | Saint Louis | private for-profit | $17,400 | 94.1% | $23,524 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis | St. Louis | private for-profit | $24,907 | 64.6% | $33,132 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri | Springfield | private for-profit | $26,023 | 75.8% | $33,601 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence | private for-profit | $20,947 | 63.6% | $24,811 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | Blue Springs | private for-profit | $21,361 | 75.3% | $24,840 |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals | Raymore | private for-profit | $22,510 | 68.8% | $25,117 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | Kansas City | private for-profit | $26,726 | 40.9% | $17,269 |
| Evolve Beauty Academy | Washington | private for-profit | $19,584 | 81.3% | not reported |
| Academy of Salon Professionals | Sedalia | private for-profit | $13,391 | 66.7% | not reported |
| SPBK Enterprises Inc | Webb City | private for-profit | $14,178 | 73.2% | not reported |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College | Kansas City | private for-profit | $17,823 | 79.4% | not reported |
| Aesthetics Institute | St. Louis | private for-profit | $16,929 | not reported | not reported |
| Renaissance Beauty Academy | Cape Girardeau | private for-profit | $12,595 | 83.7% | 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.
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