Beauty school in Arizona
48 beauty programs in 4 fields of beauty and personal care, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
29 schools offer these programs, and Arizona has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 4 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
Beauty school covers cosmetology, barbering, skin care (esthetician) and nail tech programs. Most are full programs that prepare for a state license; a few are apprenticeships or shorter courses.
All job training programs in Arizona, every line of work
Accredited beauty schools in Arizona, each school with its accreditor
Beauty school by state, to compare Arizona with other states
Compare beauty programs in Arizona: cost, pay and results
Esthetician school (skin care)
17 programs at 13 schools
- Most cost
- $10,777 to $14,240
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $30,900
- Working 6 months later
- 71%
- Finished
- 88%
Barber school
13 programs at 13 schools
- Most cost
- $9,633 to $11,500
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- 98%
- Finished
- 89%
Cosmetology school
11 programs at 10 schools
- Most cost
- $19,822 to $22,627
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $34,000
- Working 6 months later
- 57%
- Finished
- 65%
Nail tech school
7 programs at 7 schools
- Most cost
- $6,218 to $9,031
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- 79%
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Arizona may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Arizona, by line of work
- Trade school programs190
- IT certification programs131
- Business and office training123
- Medical certification programs119
- Allied health programs81
- Transportation and logistics training65
- Nursing and patient care programs61
- First responder training58
- Child care and social services training16
- Culinary and hospitality programs9
- All job training in Arizona901
Programs approved in Arizona in each line of work.
Where the Arizona beauty numbers come from
Which Arizona programs are counted?
Programs Arizona approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Arizona offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
Sources for the funding facts about beauty programs in Arizona
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List