Cosmetologist license in Massachusetts
1000Training hours or experience
Complete a 1,000-hour course in a licensed school1
The details
- License name
- Cosmetologist.1
- Education or training
- A 1,000 hour course at a board approved licensed school.1
- Exam
- Written theory exam given by PSI after Board approval.1
- Fees
- $68 application fee, paid through eLIPSE.1
- Licensing board
- Massachusetts Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering.1
The sources we read do not say: renewal, moving from another state.
Sources
- How can I become a cosmetologist, electrologist, manicurist, aesthetician, or barber?, Mass.gov, checked 2 November 2026
Checked 2 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.