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Esthetician schools in Connecticut
Connecticut has 6 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Connecticut, expect to start around $34,010–$36,170 and reach a median of $43,680 with experience; the top quarter earn $55,370 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,527 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in Connecticut
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 660 employed in Connecticut. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BranfordBridgeportNorth HavenSeymourWallingfordWaterbury
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | for-profit | 12 | $20,541 | $9,500 | 100% | $34,442 |
| Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology | Branford | for-profit | 12 | $20,541 | $9,500 | 100% | $10,721 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven | North Haven | for-profit | 59 | $18,633 | $6,333 | 92% | $32,615 |
| Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc | Seymour | for-profit | 75 | $18,421 | $6,333 | 77% | $15,488 |
| Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology | Wallingford | for-profit | 65 | $17,233 | $9,833 | 70% | $17,370 |
| Dolce The Academy | Waterbury | for-profit | 15 | $15,952 | $9,833 | 56% | $18,975 |
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.