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Cosmetology schools in Kansas
Kansas has 22 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Kansas, expect to start around $21,910–$26,690 and reach a median of $29,710 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,010 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 $18,811 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Kansas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,190 employed in Kansas. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in Kansas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AndoverArkansas CityDodge CityFort ScottGarden CityGoodlandHaysHutchinsonIndependenceKansas CityLiberalManhattanOverland ParkSalinaTopekaWichita
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsu Sato Hair Academy | Overland Park | for-profit | 14 | $22,637 | $9,500 | 60% | $20,883 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park | Overland Park | for-profit | 95 | $22,423 | $9,833 | 76% | $22,521 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Public | 26 | $22,049 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | Public | 32 | $20,071 | $5,299 | 31% | not reported |
| Z Hair Academy | Overland Park | for-profit | 130 | $19,834 | $10,670 | 74% | $23,954 |
| Eric Fisher Academy | Wichita | for-profit | 82 | $18,870 | $9,339 | 85% | $19,167 |
| Bellus Academy | Manhattan | for-profit | 57 | $18,753 | $9,376 | 74% | $31,554 |
| Crave Beauty Academy | Wichita | for-profit | 33 | $18,481 | $8,765 | 73% | $21,969 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita | Wichita | for-profit | 67 | $18,097 | $9,833 | 77% | $22,941 |
| Hays Academy of Hair Design | Hays | for-profit | 42 | $15,176 | $9,833 | 77% | $19,405 |
| Hays Academy of Hair Design | Salina | for-profit | 30 | $15,176 | $9,833 | 86% | $19,260 |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott | Public | 37 | not reported | $4,750 | 35% | not reported |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka | Public | 34 | not reported | $6,792 | 68% | not reported |
| Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson | Public | 31 | not reported | not reported | 54% | not reported |
| Seward County Community College | Liberal | Public | 29 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Dodge City Community College | Dodge City | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Cowley County Community College | Arkansas City | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | Public | 17 | not reported | $5,500 | 50% | not reported |
| Independence Community College | Independence | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Northwest Kansas Technical College | Goodland | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $22,340 |
| Sami Halaseh Institute | Andover | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $18,084 |
| Midwest Barber College | Topeka | for-profit | 2 | 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.