Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in West Virginia
15 schools in West Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $16,345 at International Beauty School.
What this work pays in West Virginia
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in West Virginia earn a median of $34,480 a year across 1,020 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $38,120 | 400 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $38,260 | 120 |
| Skincare Specialists | $38,030 | 80 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Beauty School Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,345 (45 grads) | 80 |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $15,090 (62 grads) | 31 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg | Undergraduate certificate | $6,500 | $14,759 (34 grads) | 19 |
| Carver Career Center Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | $14,010 (38 grads) | 41 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Undergraduate certificate | $5,723 | not published | 33 |
| Boone Career and Technical Center Foster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture Huntington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 52 |
| International Beauty School Martinsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc Morgantown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 71 |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center Leroy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| United Technical Center Clarksburg | 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.