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Esthetician schools in Missouri
Missouri has 16 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Missouri, expect to start around $29,790–$37,250 and reach a median of $45,200 with experience; the top quarter earn $67,970 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 $18,038 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in Missouri
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,390 employed in Missouri. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Blue SpringsCape GirardeauColumbiaIndependenceJefferson CityNeoshoPoplar BluffRaymoreSaint LouisSedaliaSpringfieldSt. CharlesSt. LouisWebb City
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin Institute | Saint Louis | for-profit | 77 | $20,883 | $6,895 | 93% | $19,195 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles | St. Charles | for-profit | 116 | $19,876 | $7,917 | 92% | $16,893 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Jefferson City | for-profit | 33 | $19,740 | $9,500 | 80% | $19,547 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design | St. Louis | for-profit | 84 | $19,296 | $9,715 | 73% | $15,302 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence | for-profit | 61 | $19,285 | $11,400 | 61% | $23,914 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia | Columbia | for-profit | 74 | $18,254 | $9,500 | 69% | $19,440 |
| Academy of Salon Professionals | Sedalia | for-profit | 34 | $18,038 | $9,589 | 67% | $19,141 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | Blue Springs | for-profit | 44 | $17,903 | $7,917 | 78% | $25,808 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit | 139 | $17,769 | $7,917 | 80% | $23,884 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit | 35 | $17,457 | $9,833 | 64% | $20,739 |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals | Raymore | for-profit | 19 | $17,147 | $9,833 | 82% | $26,515 |
| Neosho Beauty College | Neosho | for-profit | 13 | $16,690 | not reported | 74% | $18,173 |
| City Pointe Beauty Academy | Webb City | for-profit | 16 | $16,149 | $7,917 | 71% | $19,588 |
| Aesthetics Institute | St. Louis | for-profit | 42 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $19,052 |
| Renaissance Beauty Academy | Cape Girardeau | for-profit | 23 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $16,998 |
| Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center | Poplar Bluff | Public | 6 | 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.