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Cosmetology school in Michigan

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

10 schools offer these cosmetology programs, and Michigan 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 Michigan, 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 Michigan?

$10,792 to $25,975 is what most cosmetology programs in Michigan cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $4,730 to $28,650

In the typical program

Finished the program
42%
Working 6 months later
72%
Earned a year, estimated
about $16,500
Length
48 to 56 weeks

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

Is there free cosmetology school in Michigan?

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

Cosmetology school in Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids and other Michigan cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 in smaller cities and towns.

All 11 cosmetology programs in Michigan approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Cosmetology license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Dorsey School of Beauty

    Taylor

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dorsey School of Beauty, Taylor · Cosmetology license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$13,600
    Price if you pay yourself$28,650
    Program website, Cosmetology at Dorsey School of Beauty
    More details about Cosmetology at Dorsey School of Beauty
    Finished
    43%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,393
    Length
    50 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    340
    a year, estimated
    $13,600
    price
    $28,650

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology Certificate

    Mott Community College

    Flint

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mott Community College, Flint · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$12,500
    Price if you pay yourself$18,190
    Program website, Cosmetology Certificate at Mott Community College
    More details about Cosmetology Certificate at Mott Community College
    Finished
    30%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,121
    Length
    90 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    183
    a year, estimated
    $12,500
    price
    $18,190

  • Cosmetology license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Dorsey College

    Roseville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dorsey College, Roseville · Cosmetology license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$16,500
    Price if you pay yourself$28,650
    Program website, Cosmetology at Dorsey College
    More details about Cosmetology at Dorsey College
    Finished
    42%
    Working at 6 months
    66%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,114
    Length
    50 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    150
    a year, estimated
    $16,500
    price
    $28,650

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Empire Beauty School - Grand Rapids Northwest

    Walker

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Empire Beauty School - Grand Rapids Northwest, Walker · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,200
    Price if you pay yourself$19,400
    Program website, Cosmetology at Empire Beauty School - Grand Rapids Northwest
    More details about Cosmetology at Empire Beauty School - Grand Rapids Northwest
    Finished
    45%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,299
    Length
    43 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,915
    Students counted
    149
    a year, estimated
    $21,200
    price
    $19,400

  • Cosmetology license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Dorsey College

    Madison Heights

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dorsey College, Madison Heights · Cosmetology license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$16,600
    Price if you pay yourself$28,650
    Program website, Cosmetology at Dorsey College
    More details about Cosmetology at Dorsey College
    Finished
    40%
    Working at 6 months
    72%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,155
    Length
    50 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    142
    a year, estimated
    $16,600
    price
    $28,650

  • Cosmetology (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Salon Management - Cosmetology

    Kirtland Community College

    Grayling

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Kirtland Community College, Grayling · Cosmetology (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$18,400
    Price if you pay yourself$17,215
    Program website, Salon Management - Cosmetology at Kirtland Community College
    More details about Salon Management - Cosmetology at Kirtland Community College
    Finished
    7%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,605
    Length
    60 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,081
    Students counted
    57
    a year, estimated
    $18,400
    price
    $17,215

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology (Certificate of Completion)

    Kirtland Community College

    Grayling

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Kirtland Community College, Grayling · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$20,000
    Price if you pay yourself$12,384
    Program website, Cosmetology (Certificate of Completion) at Kirtland Community College
    More details about Cosmetology (Certificate of Completion) at Kirtland Community College
    Finished
    59%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,010
    Length
    45 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $911
    Students counted
    39
    a year, estimated
    $20,000
    price
    $12,384

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology Program

    Atlas Academy of Cosmetology

    Jackson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Atlas Academy of Cosmetology, Jackson · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$14,500
    Price if you pay yourself$23,300
    Program website, Cosmetology Program at Atlas Academy of Cosmetology
    More details about Cosmetology Program at Atlas Academy of Cosmetology
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,618
    Length
    59 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,150
    Students counted
    14
    a year, estimated
    $14,500
    price
    $23,300

  • Cosmetology license programSeveral formatsNo diploma needed

    Cosmetology

    Teach 2 Reach

    Burton

    No diploma needed

    Teach 2 Reach, Burton · Cosmetology license program · Several formats · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,200
    Program website, Cosmetology at Teach 2 Reach
    More details about Cosmetology at Teach 2 Reach
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,200

  • Cosmetology license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Cosmetology

    Mecosta Osceola Career Center

    Big Rapids

    No diploma needed

    Mecosta Osceola Career Center, Big Rapids · Cosmetology license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,730
    Program website, Cosmetology at Mecosta Osceola Career Center
    More details about Cosmetology at Mecosta Osceola Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $850
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,730

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Code Blac Institute

    Southfield

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Code Blac Institute, Southfield · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,695
    Program website, Cosmetology at Code Blac Institute
    More details about Cosmetology at Code Blac Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $855
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,695

How to pay for cosmetology school in Michigan

WIOA funding can pay for cosmetology school in Michigan

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 Michigan

programs with a price cost under $10,000
3 of 11
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
18th of 20
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
2 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 Michigan cosmetology program numbers come from

Which Michigan cosmetology programs are on this list?

These are the cosmetology programs Michigan 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 Michigan offers.

How Michigan 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 Michigan

Sources for the facts about cosmetology school in Michigan

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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