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CIP 12.0409 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist.

A program that prepares individuals to cleanse, depilate, massage, and beautify the human body and to function as licensed estheticians and skin care specialists. Includes instruction in skin anatomy, physiology, and health; principles of nutrition; decontamination and infection control; health and safety; facial and body massage; body wrapping and spa treatments; temporary hair removal including waxing and tweezing; color and skin analysis; client consultation and care; applicable laws and regulations; business practices; and sometimes related alternative healing regimens.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 12.0409. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years793,907
2025Associate degree265
2025Post-master certificate146
2025Certificate under 12 weeks14262
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year66733,939
2024Certificate 1–2 years713,722
2024Associate degree462
2024Certificate under 12 weeks12313
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year64238,659
2023Certificate 1–2 years703,829
2023Associate degree562
2023Certificate under 12 weeks11285
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year62738,821
2022Certificate 1–2 years613,340
2022Associate degree343
2022Certificate 2–4 years11
2022Certificate under 12 weeks9299
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year62036,354
2021Certificate 1–2 years592,459
2021Associate degree266
2021Certificate under 12 weeks8247
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year60128,798
2020Certificate 1–2 years622,305
2020Associate degree233
2020Certificate under 12 weeks8208
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year57621,961

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 12.0409 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 12 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

874 institutions

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