Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Kansas
32 schools in Kansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 13 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $24,615 at Johnson County Community College.
What this work pays in Kansas
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Kansas earn a median of $29,710 a year across 2,190 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $30,930 | 1,510 |
| Skincare Specialists | $45,760 | 420 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $47,370 | 270 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | $5,299 | $24,615 (32 grads) | 38 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $22,910 (146 grads) | 104 |
| Z Hair Academy Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | $10,670 | $21,266 (95 grads) | 95 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (11 grads) | 73 |
| Bellus Academy Manhattan | Undergraduate certificate | $9,376 | $20,099 (468 grads) | 138 |
| Crave Beauty Academy Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | $8,765 | $18,224 (182 grads) | 180 |
| Hays Academy of Hair Design Hays | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $17,794 (120 grads) | 58 |
| Hays Academy of Hair Design Salina | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $17,794 (120 grads) | 37 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $17,779 (14 grads) | 26 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $17,756 (118 grads) | 92 |
| Eric Fisher Academy Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | $9,339 | $17,652 (166 grads) | 170 |
| Old Town Barber College Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $16,478 (20 grads) | 49 |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott | Undergraduate certificate | $4,750 | $13,702 (16 grads) | 26 |
| Mitsu Sato Hair Academy Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 77 |
| Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | $6,792 | not published | 30 |
| Washburn University Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | $6,792 | not published | — |
| Cowley County Community College Arkansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Cowley County Community College Arkansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Independence Community College Independence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Independence Community College Independence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Sami Halaseh Institute Andover | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.