Beauty school in North Carolina
40 beauty programs in 4 fields of beauty and personal care, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
23 schools offer these programs, and North Carolina 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 North Carolina, every line of work
Accredited beauty schools in North Carolina, each school with its accreditor
Beauty school by state, to compare North Carolina with other states
Compare beauty programs in North Carolina: cost, pay and results
16 programs at 12 schools
- Most cost
- $3,366 to $5,522
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $17,400
- Working 6 months later
- 50%
- Finished
- 22%
11 programs at 9 schools
- Most cost
- $193 to $1,395
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $21,700
- Working 6 months later
- 68%
- Finished
- 61%
7 programs at 6 schools
- Most cost
- $3,572 to $5,465
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
6 programs at 5 schools
- Most cost
- $194 to $951
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
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 North Carolina may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in North Carolina, by line of work
- Trade school programs404
- Medical certification programs365
- Nursing and patient care programs255
- IT certification programs190
- Business and office training186
- Allied health programs179
- First responder training142
- Transportation and logistics training124
- Child care and social services training105
- Culinary and hospitality programs20
- All job training in North Carolina2,010
Programs approved in North Carolina in each line of work.
Where the North Carolina beauty numbers come from
Which North Carolina programs are counted?
Programs North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina
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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