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Esthetician schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 9 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Massachusetts, expect to start around $36,610–$43,880 and reach a median of $47,310 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,300 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Massachusetts). Graduates of these Massachusetts programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $22,416 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What skincare specialists earn in Massachusetts

$36,610starting (10th percentile)
$43,880early career (25th)
$47,310median, all experience
$49,300experienced (75th)
$60,320top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,360 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $45,330.

Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned

9campuses in Massachusetts
887credentials awarded / yr
$22,416median earnings, yr 1 (Massachusetts)
$20,883median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BostonFall RiverMedfordNorth AndoverPlymouthTewksburyWest SpringfieldWestboroughWoburn

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy Medford for-profit 173 $23,617 $5,224 not reported not reported
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Woburn for-profit 113 $23,361 $6,303 96% $25,132
Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth Plymouth for-profit 179 $22,416 $6,333 87% $34,243
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro Westborough for-profit 147 $22,416 $6,333 77% $30,722
Spa Tech Institute-North Andover North Andover for-profit 86 $22,416 $6,333 not reported $40,806
EINE Inc Tewksbury for-profit 10 $21,118 $6,333 100% $31,168
Jupiter Beauty Academy Boston for-profit 147 $17,851 not reported 84% not reported
DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology West Springfield for-profit 3 $16,701 $7,545 67% $22,521
Rob Roy Academy-Fall River Fall River for-profit 29 not reported $6,396 87% $34,166

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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