Program Payoff

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Maine

3 schools in Maine teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $23,059 at Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook.

What this work pays in Maine

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Maine earn a median of $44,000 a year across 970 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Maine
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$52,780410
Skincare Specialists$55,850260
Manicurists and Pedicurists$48,540200
Barbers$35,30050

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Westbrook Undergraduate certificate $6,333 $23,059 (273 grads) 167
Capilo School of Hair Design Augusta Undergraduate certificate $8,444 $20,140 (115 grads) 164
Empire Beauty School-Maine Bangor Undergraduate certificate $13,000 $17,251 (1,019 grads) 75

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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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.