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Esthetician schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 26 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $22,870–$26,780 and reach a median of $43,620 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,970 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,035 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,560 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AllentownAltoonaAmblerButlerCollegevilleErieFeastervilleHarrisburgHermitageKing of PrussiaKittanningLancasterLansdaleMonessenNew CastlePhiladelphiaPittsburghReadingSharon HillSomersetUniontownWashingtonWhitehall
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork | Lancaster | for-profit | 70 | $21,790 | $3,167 | 70% | $15,359 |
| South Hills Beauty Academy | Pittsburgh | for-profit | 197 | $20,121 | $3,431 | 94% | not reported |
| Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology | Pittsburgh | for-profit | 4 | $19,691 | $6,333 | 25% | $30,225 |
| Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | for-profit | 73 | $19,690 | $4,236 | 96% | $11,710 |
| Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc | Feasterville | for-profit | 69 | $19,238 | $8,189 | 91% | $22,258 |
| Laurel Business Institute | Uniontown | for-profit | 17 | $19,020 | $12,000 | 69% | not reported |
| Metro Beauty Academy | Allentown | for-profit | 120 | $18,788 | $9,583 | 96% | $24,416 |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington | for-profit | 34 | $18,686 | $7,638 | 84% | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona | Altoona | for-profit | 6 | $18,382 | $8,028 | 91% | $21,441 |
| Venus Beauty Academy | Sharon Hill | for-profit | 31 | $18,262 | $8,027 | 85% | $20,751 |
| The Beauty Institute | Whitehall | for-profit | 56 | $18,035 | $10,726 | 68% | $20,568 |
| Altoona Beauty School Inc | Altoona | for-profit | 47 | $17,626 | $4,750 | 92% | $30,490 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Erie | for-profit | 8 | $17,460 | $11,906 | 64% | $23,028 |
| Butler Beauty Academy | Butler | for-profit | 11 | $17,163 | $8,000 | 77% | $15,972 |
| Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy | Kittanning | for-profit | 9 | $17,163 | $8,000 | 71% | $14,115 |
| Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty Academy | New Castle | for-profit | 9 | $17,163 | $8,000 | 57% | $14,972 |
| Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia | Philadelphia | for-profit | 3 | $16,897 | $13,583 | 82% | $23,322 |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Hermitage | for-profit | 5 | $16,336 | $7,971 | 73% | not reported |
| Jean Madeline Aveda Institute | Philadelphia | for-profit | 125 | $16,302 | $9,588 | 80% | $23,886 |
| The Beauty Institute-Ambler | Ambler | for-profit | 149 | $15,276 | $10,556 | 68% | $21,752 |
| Douglas Education Center | Monessen | for-profit | 51 | $13,894 | $8,750 | 88% | not reported |
| Cortiva Institute | King of Prussia | for-profit | 119 | not reported | not reported | 84% | $33,780 |
| American Barber and Beauty Academy | Reading | for-profit | 75 | not reported | $11,346 | 88% | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy | Collegeville | for-profit | 41 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $19,655 |
| Lansdale School of Cosmetology Inc | Lansdale | for-profit | 30 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $18,041 |
| Somerset County Technology Center | Somerset | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 87% | $20,610 |
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.