Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Kentucky
28 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $19,963 at Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Kentucky earn a median of $29,840 a year across 2,350 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 Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $41,490 | 840 |
| Skincare Specialists | $38,580 | 830 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $45,310 | 240 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $19,963 (152 grads) | 103 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | $12,415 | $18,112 (142 grads) | 78 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,087 (19 grads) | 15 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow | Undergraduate certificate | $15,286 | $17,745 (30 grads) | 23 |
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $12,090 | $17,416 (1,156 grads) | 48 |
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | $9,395 | $17,334 (36 grads) | 38 |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence Florence | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $17,251 (1,019 grads) | 62 |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | $10,667 | $16,649 (1,200 grads) | 46 |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $16,510 (1,061 grads) | 43 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $16,478 (220 grads) | 234 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $16,345 (118 grads) | 81 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Undergraduate certificate | — | $14,935 (28 grads) | 25 |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | $14,089 | $14,676 (70 grads) | 32 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Undergraduate certificate | — | $11,234 (23 grads) | 20 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $10,925 (11 grads) | — |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | $10,772 | $8,214 (23 grads) | 60 |
| American College of Barbering Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $12,125 | not published | 42 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville | Undergraduate certificate | $8,750 | not published | 104 |
| Regina Webb Academy Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| American College of Barbering Louisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Appalachian Beauty School Belfry | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Edge Academy of Beauty Manchester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| MedQuest College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
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.