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Esthetician schools in Kansas

Kansas has 7 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Kansas, expect to start around $28,880–$35,860 and reach a median of $45,760 with experience; the top quarter earn $54,170 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kansas). Graduates of these Kansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,870 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What skincare specialists earn in Kansas

$28,880starting (10th percentile)
$35,860early career (25th)
$45,760median, all experience
$54,170experienced (75th)
$65,180top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 420 employed in Kansas. National median: $45,330.

Campuses in Kansas, ranked by what their graduates earned

7campuses in Kansas
341credentials awarded / yr
$18,870median earnings, yr 1 (Kansas)
$20,883median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AndoverManhattanOverland ParkWichita

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Mitsu Sato Hair Academy Overland Park for-profit 44 $22,637 $9,500 60% $20,883
Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park Overland Park for-profit 46 $22,423 $9,833 76% $22,521
Johnson County Community College Overland Park Public 17 $20,071 $5,299 31% not reported
Eric Fisher Academy Wichita for-profit 75 $18,870 $9,339 85% $19,167
Bellus Academy Manhattan for-profit 56 $18,753 $9,376 74% $31,554
Crave Beauty Academy Wichita for-profit 85 $18,481 $8,765 73% $21,969
Sami Halaseh Institute Andover for-profit 18 not reported not reported 73% $18,084

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.

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