Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Massachusetts
22 schools in Massachusetts teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,967 at EINE Inc.
What this work pays in Massachusetts
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Massachusetts earn a median of $37,290 a year across 9,600 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 Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $35,470 | 4,660 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $53,740 | 1,600 |
| Skincare Specialists | $47,310 | 1,360 |
| Shampooers | $34,840 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EINE Inc Tewksbury | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $25,967 (34 grads) | 35 |
| Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Woburn | Undergraduate certificate | $6,303 | $23,906 (174 grads) | 221 |
| Spa Tech Institute-North Andover North Andover | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $23,059 (273 grads) | 26 |
| Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth Plymouth | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $23,059 (273 grads) | 138 |
| Spa Tech Institute-Westboro Westborough | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $23,059 (273 grads) | 144 |
| North Shore Community College Danvers | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,912 (28 grads) | 18 |
| COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester Worcester | Undergraduate certificate | $6,222 | $20,286 (241 grads) | 187 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Taunton Taunton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (12 grads) | 9 |
| New England Hair Academy Malden | Undergraduate certificate | — | $19,979 (105 grads) | 142 |
| Jupiter Beauty Academy Boston | Undergraduate certificate | — | $19,775 (98 grads) | 310 |
| Alexander Academy Lunenburg | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,045 (25 grads) | 13 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester Worcester | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,653 (28 grads) | 84 |
| Empire Beauty School-Malden Malden | Undergraduate certificate | $12,090 | $17,416 (1,156 grads) | 55 |
| DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology West Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $7,545 | $16,992 (75 grads) | 45 |
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute Lowell | Undergraduate certificate | $7,500 | $15,650 (71 grads) | 23 |
| Massachusetts School of Barbering Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | $8,293 | $13,702 (61 grads) | 40 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River Fall River | Undergraduate certificate | $6,396 | not published | 42 |
| Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Charles H McCann Technical School North Adams | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford New Bedford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Southeastern Technical Institute South Easton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School Franklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
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.