Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Missouri
26 schools in Missouri teach this, at certificate or associate level. 22 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $23,054 at The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles.
What this work pays in Missouri
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Missouri earn a median of $30,750 a year across 5,430 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 Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $39,100 | 1,630 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $43,720 | 1,600 |
| Skincare Specialists | $45,200 | 1,390 |
| Barbers | $47,880 | 580 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles St. Charles | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $23,054 (86 grads) | 127 |
| Skin Institute Saint Louis | Undergraduate certificate | $6,895 | $22,718 (34 grads) | 38 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis St. Louis | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $21,156 (182 grads) | 107 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,052 (33 grads) | 99 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City Independence | Undergraduate certificate | $11,400 | $19,113 (41 grads) | 62 |
| Warrensburg Area Career Center Warrensburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,498 (24 grads) | 10 |
| Evolve Beauty Academy Washington | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,463 (11 grads) | 22 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis | Undergraduate certificate | $9,715 | $18,315 (139 grads) | 188 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs Blue Springs | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $18,267 (107 grads) | 121 |
| Trend Setters School Cape Girardeau | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,087 (24 grads) | 50 |
| SPBK Enterprises Inc Webb City | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $18,011 (53 grads) | 50 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $16,889 (139 grads) | 182 |
| Central College of Cosmetology Saint Robert | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,730 (35 grads) | 38 |
| Academy of Salon Professionals Sedalia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,589 | $16,478 (20 grads) | 34 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics Jefferson City | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $16,306 (96 grads) | 46 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | $16,500 | $15,721 (26 grads) | 24 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $11,450 | $15,398 (94 grads) | 15 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $14,375 (80 grads) | 216 |
| New Dimensions School Joplin | Undergraduate certificate | — | $14,230 (20 grads) | 19 |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals Raymore | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $13,331 (34 grads) | 29 |
| Salem College of Hairstyling Rolla | Undergraduate certificate | — | $12,221 (17 grads) | 11 |
| Neosho Beauty and Barber College Neosho | Undergraduate certificate | — | $9,444 (17 grads) | 27 |
| Aesthetics Institute St. Louis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Renaissance Beauty Academy Cape Girardeau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Waynesville Career Center Waynesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
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.