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Cosmetology schools in Missouri
Missouri has 26 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Missouri, expect to start around $28,600–$29,350 and reach a median of $30,750 with experience; the top quarter earn $38,130 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,769 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Missouri
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,430 employed in Missouri. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Blue SpringsCape GirardeauColumbiaIndependenceJefferson CityJoplinKansas CityNeoshoPoplar BluffRaymoreRollaSaint RobertSedaliaSpringfieldSt. CharlesSt. LouisWarrensburgWarrentonWashingWaynesvilleWebb City
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis | St. Louis | for-profit | 95 | $20,701 | $9,833 | 59% | $29,535 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles | St. Charles | for-profit | 64 | $19,876 | $7,917 | 92% | $16,893 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Jefferson City | for-profit | 23 | $19,740 | $9,500 | 80% | $19,547 |
| New Dimensions School of Hair Design | Joplin | for-profit | 14 | $19,698 | not reported | 100% | $12,871 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design | St. Louis | for-profit | 51 | $19,296 | $9,715 | 73% | $15,302 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence | for-profit | 23 | $19,285 | $11,400 | 61% | $23,914 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia | Columbia | for-profit | 37 | $18,254 | $9,500 | 69% | $19,440 |
| Academy of Salon Professionals | Sedalia | for-profit | 16 | $18,038 | $9,589 | 67% | $19,141 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | Blue Springs | for-profit | 25 | $17,903 | $7,917 | 78% | $25,808 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit | 79 | $17,769 | $7,917 | 80% | $23,884 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit | 19 | $17,457 | $9,833 | 64% | $20,739 |
| Central College of Cosmetology | Saint Robert | for-profit | 18 | $17,178 | not reported | 69% | $12,990 |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals | Raymore | for-profit | 11 | $17,147 | $9,833 | 82% | $26,515 |
| Neosho Beauty College | Neosho | for-profit | 13 | $16,690 | not reported | 74% | $18,173 |
| Evolve Beauty Academy | Washing | for-profit | 10 | $16,400 | not reported | 81% | $26,863 |
| City Pointe Beauty Academy | Webb City | for-profit | 31 | $16,149 | $7,917 | 71% | $19,588 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri | Springfield | for-profit | 28 | $15,720 | $11,450 | 81% | $32,631 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | Kansas City | for-profit | 26 | $13,842 | $16,500 | 44% | $33,784 |
| Salem College of Hairstyling | Rolla | for-profit | 17 | $13,653 | not reported | 80% | $12,990 |
| Renaissance Beauty Academy | Cape Girardeau | for-profit | 25 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $16,998 |
| Trend Setters School | Cape Girardeau | for-profit | 25 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $22,024 |
| Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center | Poplar Bluff | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College | Kansas City | for-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $23,181 |
| Warrensburg Area Career Center | Warrensburg | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $15,101 |
| Waynesville Career Center | Waynesville | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 78% | $34,430 |
| Advance Beauty College | Warrenton | — | — | 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.