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Cosmetology schools in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 20 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Massachusetts, expect to start around $31,600–$34,930 and reach a median of $37,290 with experience; the top quarter earn $60,340 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Massachusetts). Graduates of these Massachusetts programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $19,884 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Massachusetts
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,600 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BostonDanversFall RiverFranklinLowellLudlowLunenburgMaldenNew BedfordNorth AdamsPittsfieldSouth EastonTauntonTewksburyWest SpringfieldWoburnWorcester
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics | Woburn | for-profit | 96 | $23,361 | $6,303 | 96% | $25,132 |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers | Public | 20 | $22,334 | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| EINE Inc | Tewksbury | for-profit | 24 | $21,118 | $6,333 | 100% | $31,168 |
| New England Hair Academy | Malden | for-profit | 50 | $20,622 | not reported | 67% | $24,304 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester | Worcester | for-profit | 173 | $20,287 | $6,222 | 81% | $29,098 |
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | Lowell | for-profit | 36 | $19,481 | $7,500 | 82% | $21,306 |
| Empire Beauty School-Boston | Boston | for-profit | 52 | $18,217 | $11,743 | not reported | not reported |
| Jupiter Beauty Academy | Boston | for-profit | 15 | $17,851 | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Empire Beauty School-Malden | Malden | for-profit | 58 | $17,189 | $12,090 | 78% | $23,763 |
| DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology | West Springfield | for-profit | 40 | $16,701 | $7,545 | 67% | $22,521 |
| Alexander Academy | Lunenburg | for-profit | 6 | $14,445 | $9,500 | 50% | $36,724 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | Worcester | for-profit | 25 | not reported | $9,500 | 90% | $31,179 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Taunton | Taunton | for-profit | 18 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $23,953 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | Fall River | for-profit | 15 | not reported | $6,396 | 87% | $34,166 |
| Southeastern Technical Institute | South Easton | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $15,859 |
| Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus | Pittsfield | for-profit | 11 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Charles H McCann Technical School | North Adams | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $17,976 |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School | Franklin | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 70% | $13,896 |
| Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford | New Bedford | for-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $30,436 |
| Jolie Health and Beauty Academy | Ludlow | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.