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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

$22,870starting (10th percentile)
$26,780early career (25th)
$43,620median, all experience
$58,970experienced (75th)
$69,820top earners (90th)

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

26campuses in Pennsylvania
1,360credentials awarded / yr
$18,035median earnings, yr 1 (Pennsylvania)
$20,883median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AllentownAltoonaAmblerButlerCollegevilleErieFeastervilleHarrisburgHermitageKing of PrussiaKittanningLancasterLansdaleMonessenNew CastlePhiladelphiaPittsburghReadingSharon HillSomersetUniontownWashingtonWhitehall

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / 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.

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