Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Washington
33 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. 12 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $28,899 at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle.
What this work pays in Washington
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Washington earn a median of $59,510 a year across 6,930 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $49,900 | 5,570 |
| Skincare Specialists | $79,320 | 2,200 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $59,980 | 1,440 |
| Barbers | $61,150 | 1,220 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $75,700 | 50 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | $7,673 | $28,899 (320 grads) | 67 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way Federal Way | Undergraduate certificate | $10,555 | $24,634 (211 grads) | 128 |
| Summit Salon Academy Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | $7,916 | $24,035 (134 grads) | 83 |
| Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus Vancouver | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $23,917 (271 grads) | 79 |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett | Undergraduate certificate | $7,904 | $23,481 (166 grads) | 736 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline Shoreline | Undergraduate certificate | $12,344 | $23,262 (46 grads) | 44 |
| Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,094 (34 grads) | 46 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane Spokane Valley | Undergraduate certificate | $10,556 | $21,356 (135 grads) | 72 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | $19,683 (25 grads) | 46 |
| Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley | Undergraduate certificate | $7,450 | $18,771 (27 grads) | 92 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Richland Richland | Undergraduate certificate | $9,546 | $17,664 (113 grads) | 176 |
| Stylemaster College of Hair Design Longview | Undergraduate certificate | $8,392 | $16,532 (62 grads) | 35 |
| Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy Yakima | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | not published | 102 |
| International Beauty Education Center Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | $8,278 | not published | 119 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | $6,460 | not published | 14 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Centralia Beauty College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way Federal Way | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Seattle Central College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Shoreline College Shoreline | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Summit Salon Academy Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.