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Cosmetology school in Nevada

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

6 schools offer these cosmetology programs, and Nevada 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 Nevada, all 7 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 7 are the same kind of program: cosmetology license program.

See the 7 programs

How much does cosmetology school cost in Nevada?

$16,381 to $18,100 is what most cosmetology programs in Nevada cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $8,000 to $19,930

In the typical program

Finished the program
57%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Nevada's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
43 to 54 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 Nevada may also offer cosmetology school. How these figures are made

Is there free cosmetology school in Nevada?

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

All 7 cosmetology programs in Nevada approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Milan Institute of Cosmetology

    Reno

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milan Institute of Cosmetology, RenoCosmetology license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$32,700
    Price if you pay yourself$16,381

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Cosmetology at Milan Institute of Cosmetology
    More details about Cosmetology at Milan Institute of Cosmetology
    Finished
    39%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,173
    Length
    54 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,319
    Students counted
    310
    Earned a year, estimated
    $32,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,381
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Cosmetology at Milan Institute of Cosmetology

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Paul Mitchell the School Reno

    Reno

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Paul Mitchell the School Reno, RenoCosmetology license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$20,800
    Price if you pay yourself$19,930

    31 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Cosmetology at Paul Mitchell the School Reno
    More details about Cosmetology at Paul Mitchell the School Reno
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,200
    Length
    46 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,270
    Students counted
    275
    Earned a year, estimated
    $20,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $19,930
    students trained with WIOA funding
    31
    Program website, Cosmetology at Paul Mitchell the School Reno

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Milan Institute

    Las Vegas

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milan Institute, Las VegasCosmetology license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$16,381

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Cosmetology at Milan Institute
    More details about Cosmetology at Milan Institute
    Finished
    39%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    54 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,319
    Students counted
    107
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,381
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    School website, Cosmetology at Milan Institute

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology Evening

    Milan Institute

    Las Vegas

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milan Institute, Las VegasCosmetology license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$16,381
    School website, Cosmetology Evening at Milan Institute
    More details about Cosmetology Evening at Milan Institute
    Finished
    48%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    80 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,319
    Students counted
    97
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,381
    School website, Cosmetology Evening at Milan Institute

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    International Academy of Style

    Reno

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    International Academy of Style, RenoCosmetology license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$10,600
    Price if you pay yourself$16,500

    10 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Cosmetology at International Academy of Style
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,640
    Length
    52 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,950
    Students counted
    83
    Earned a year, estimated
    $10,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    10

  • Cosmetology license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas

    N Las Vegas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas, N Las VegasCosmetology license programHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,800
    Price if you pay yourself$8,000

    27 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Cosmetology at Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas
    More details about Cosmetology at Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,201
    Length
    40 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,825
    Students counted
    31
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    27
    Program website, Cosmetology at Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    AM Beauty Institute LLC

    Elko

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    AM Beauty Institute LLC, ElkoCosmetology license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$19,700
    More details about Cosmetology at AM Beauty Institute LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,640
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $19,700

How to pay for cosmetology school in Nevada

WIOA funding can pay for cosmetology school in Nevada

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.

Quick facts: Cosmetology school in Nevada

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
16th of 20
cosmetology programs here, against the typical state's 4
7 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).

Cosmetology school in Reno, Las Vegas, Elko and other Nevada cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Nevada

How cosmetology school compares with the rest of beauty and personal care: Beauty school in Nevada

Where the Nevada cosmetology program numbers come from

Which Nevada cosmetology programs are on this list?

These are the cosmetology programs Nevada 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 Nevada offers.

How the prices and results of Nevada cosmetology programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Nevada figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Nevada: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about cosmetology school in Nevada

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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