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Esthetician schools in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has 3 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in New Hampshire, expect to start around $27,560–$32,500 and reach a median of $46,890 with experience; the top quarter earn $70,210 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Hampshire). Graduates of these New Hampshire programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $19,283 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What skincare specialists earn in New Hampshire

$27,560starting (10th percentile)
$32,500early career (25th)
$46,890median, all experience
$70,210experienced (75th)
$83,200top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 430 employed in New Hampshire. National median: $45,330.

Campuses in New Hampshire, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in New Hampshire
137credentials awarded / yr
$19,283median earnings, yr 1 (New Hampshire)
$20,883median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: HooksettLaconiaSomersworth

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Empire Beauty School-Somersworth Somersworth for-profit 35 $20,062 $7,819 67% $16,788
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett Hooksett for-profit 78 $19,283 $8,389 83% $15,684
Empire Beauty School-Laconia Laconia for-profit 24 $19,283 $8,389 64% $16,653

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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