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Esthetician schools in Minnesota
Minnesota has 13 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Minnesota, expect to start around $23,990–$31,090 and reach a median of $44,430 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,530 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota). Graduates of these Minnesota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $23,604 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 920 employed in Minnesota. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AustinBloomingtonFergus FallsGranite FallsMaplewoodMinneapolisPlymouthRochesterSaint CloudSaint PaulWhite Bear LakeWillmarWinona
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public | 43 | $27,193 | $7,597 | 40% | not reported |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis | Minneapolis | for-profit | 151 | $25,857 | $6,333 | 68% | $22,574 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth | for-profit | 58 | $24,853 | $6,333 | 72% | $22,935 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology | Rochester | for-profit | 17 | $23,604 | $8,467 | 77% | $25,227 |
| Model College of Hair Design | Saint Cloud | for-profit | 36 | $22,462 | $8,454 | 61% | $20,841 |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public | 15 | $20,010 | $9,500 | 50% | not reported |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomington | Bloomington | for-profit | 57 | $17,698 | $12,500 | 78% | $22,456 |
| The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | for-profit | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $24,780 |
| Century College | White Bear Lake | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public | 14 | not reported | $7,750 | 47% | not reported |
| Minnesota State College Southeast | Winona | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | 5 | not reported | $8,730 | 52% | not reported |
| Riverland Community College | Austin | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 52% | 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.