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Cosmetology school in Arizona

11 cosmetology programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

10 schools offer these cosmetology programs, and Arizona has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Hairstylists and cosmetologists shampoo, cut, color and style hair. Every state requires a license: you finish a state-approved program, which usually leads to a certificate, and then pass a state licensing exam.1 In Arizona, 2 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does cosmetology school cost in Arizona?

$19,822 to $22,627 is what most cosmetology programs in Arizona cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $15,447 to $29,826

In the typical program

Finished the program
65%
Working 6 months later
57%
Earned a year, estimated
about $34,000
Length
Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Arizona may also offer cosmetology school. How these figures are made

Is there free cosmetology school in Arizona?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Cosmetology school in Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and other Arizona cities

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All 11 cosmetology programs in Arizona approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Cosmetology license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Aveda Institute Tucson

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Aveda Institute Tucson, Tucson · Cosmetology license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,400
    Price if you pay yourself$23,440

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Cosmetology at Aveda Institute Tucson
    More details about Cosmetology at Aveda Institute Tucson
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    27%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,098
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,500
    Students counted
    409
    a year, estimated
    $40,400
    price
    $23,440
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Empire Beauty School/EEG Inc. 5

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Empire Beauty School/EEG Inc. 5, Tucson · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,000
    Price if you pay yourself$22,314
    More details about Cosmetology at Empire Beauty School/EEG Inc. 5
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    64%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,507
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,989
    Students counted
    191
    a year, estimated
    $34,000
    price
    $22,314

  • Cosmetology license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Avalon Institute-Phoenix

    Phoenix

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Avalon Institute-Phoenix, Phoenix · Cosmetology license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$63,100
    Price if you pay yourself$19,709
    Program website, Cosmetology at Avalon Institute-Phoenix
    More details about Cosmetology at Avalon Institute-Phoenix
    Finished
    59%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,775
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,218
    Students counted
    190
    a year, estimated
    $63,100
    price
    $19,709

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology - Phoenix Campus

    The Studio Academy of Beauty

    Chandler

    High school diploma or equivalent

    The Studio Academy of Beauty, Chandler · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$14,000
    Price if you pay yourself$19,936
    Program website, Cosmetology - Phoenix Campus at The Studio Academy of Beauty
    More details about Cosmetology - Phoenix Campus at The Studio Academy of Beauty
    Finished
    40%
    Working at 6 months
    30%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,500
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,151
    Students counted
    134
    a year, estimated
    $14,000
    price
    $19,936

  • Cosmetology license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Cosmetology

    Tucson College of Beauty

    Tucson

    No diploma needed

    Tucson College of Beauty, Tucson · Cosmetology license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$19,590
    Program website, Cosmetology at Tucson College of Beauty
    More details about Cosmetology at Tucson College of Beauty
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,750
    Students counted
    52
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $19,590

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Kuttz Cosmetology program

    Kuttz Beauty College

    Flagstaff

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Kuttz Beauty College, Flagstaff · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,000
    Price if you pay yourself$29,826
    Program website, Kuttz Cosmetology program at Kuttz Beauty College
    More details about Kuttz Cosmetology program at Kuttz Beauty College
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,250
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,533
    Students counted
    27
    a year, estimated
    $29,000
    price
    $29,826

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc., Tucson · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$21,722

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Cosmetology at Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.
    More details about Cosmetology at Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.
    Finished
    38%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,800
    Students counted
    26
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $21,722
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Cosmetology license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Cosmetology

    Xtylo Beauty College

    Tolleson

    No diploma needed

    Xtylo Beauty College, Tolleson · Cosmetology license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$15,447
    Program website, Cosmetology at Xtylo Beauty College
    More details about Cosmetology at Xtylo Beauty College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $15,447

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology - Tolleson Campus

    The Studio Academy of Beauty

    Chandler

    High school diploma or equivalent

    The Studio Academy of Beauty, Chandler · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$19,938
    Program website, Cosmetology - Tolleson Campus at The Studio Academy of Beauty
    More details about Cosmetology - Tolleson Campus at The Studio Academy of Beauty
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,153
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $19,938

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Avalon Institute-Mesa

    Mesa

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Avalon Institute-Mesa, Mesa · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$20,052
    School website, Cosmetology at Avalon Institute-Mesa
    More details about Cosmetology at Avalon Institute-Mesa
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,402
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $20,052

  • Cosmetology license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Aveda Institute Avondale

    Avondale

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Aveda Institute Avondale, Avondale · Cosmetology license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$22,940
    Program website, Cosmetology at Aveda Institute Avondale
    More details about Cosmetology at Aveda Institute Avondale
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $22,940

How to pay for cosmetology school in Arizona

WIOA funding can pay for cosmetology school in Arizona

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for cosmetology school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for cosmetology school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Cosmetology school in Arizona

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
20th of 20
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
8 of 9
cosmetology programs here, against the typical state's 4
11 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the cosmetology school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Arizona cosmetology program numbers come from

Which Arizona cosmetology programs are on this list?

These are the cosmetology programs Arizona approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Arizona offers.

How Arizona cosmetology program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some cosmetology programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Other training in Arizona

Sources for the facts about cosmetology school in Arizona

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Barbers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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