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Cosmetology schools in West Virginia
West Virginia has 12 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in West Virginia, expect to start around $23,580–$28,710 and reach a median of $34,480 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,340 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia). Graduates of these West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,752 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in West Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,020 employed in West Virginia. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BeaverBeckleyBuckhannonCharlestonClarksburgFosterHuntingtonLeroyMartinsburgMorgantownPrinceton
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy | Clarksburg | for-profit | 33 | $15,944 | $6,500 | 73% | $13,765 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | Public | 25 | $15,652 | not reported | 82% | $18,803 |
| International Beauty School 4 | Martinsburg | for-profit | 28 | $14,752 | $6,333 | 83% | $21,098 |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture | Charleston | for-profit | 7 | $14,736 | $6,333 | 70% | $15,831 |
| Carver Career Center | Charleston | Public | 40 | $12,506 | not reported | 92% | $9,947 |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture | Huntington | for-profit | 36 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $14,878 |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc | Morgantown | for-profit | 28 | not reported | not reported | 72% | $18,079 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Buckhannon | Public | 26 | not reported | not reported | 98% | $9,294 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | Public | 15 | not reported | $5,723 | 36% | not reported |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 79% | $10,248 |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center | Leroy | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 91% | $12,798 |
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.