TUITION · INVESTMENT · ROI
Invest $6,000 in yourself. Earn it back by month four.
220 hours. A Florida license in 8 weeks — up to 10 part-time. A market growing double digits. And you can start for $1,500 down.
*Payback estimate based on BLS Florida wage data for licensed skincare specialists — model your own scenario in the calculator below. Illustrative, not a guarantee of income.
Florida Board of Cosmetology approved · Veteran & workforce benefits accepted · Transparent line-item pricing
Tuition, explained in 45 seconds
THE OPPORTUNITY
You're not buying a class. You're buying into one of the fastest-growing corners of healthcare-adjacent beauty.
Size in 2026, growing ~14% a year through 2035. Demand for licensed specialists is rising with it.
Source: Expert Market Research, 2026
Skincare specialists 2024–2034 — more than double the U.S. occupation average.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
New skincare-specialist openings projected every year this decade, nationwide.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Spa employment, commission + tips, mobile / house-call facials, or your own suite. You choose the model.
Source: Industry pattern, BLS + IBISWorld
Industry data reflects the broader U.S. market — not an MSI-specific earnings guarantee. See the ROI calculator below to model your own scenario.
THE CAREER LADDER
A Florida license is a starting line, not a ceiling.
Where alumni actually go. Earning ranges below reflect Florida market data — not an MSI guarantee — and require the additional experience or credentials called out on each rung.
- 01
Licensed Facial Specialist
Your first role out of MSI. Spa or clinic, hands-on with clients from day one.
$40–55k / yr - 02
Lead / Master Esthetician
Advanced treatments, higher-ticket services, training juniors on the floor.
$55–75k / yr - 03
Med-Spa Team Member
Working alongside injectors and physicians in a clinical setting.
$60–85k / yr - 04
Suite Owner / Solo Operator
Your own room, your own book. Commission becomes profit.
$70–120k / yr - 05
Clinic Owner
Build what Dr. Arviv built. Hire, train, scale.
$120k+ / yr
The top of the ladder is what Dr. Arviv built. Read her note below — the plan isn't hypothetical.
WHAT IT ACTUALLY RETURNS
Money is the easy part to model.
Here's the earnings picture — then the things a paycheck doesn't capture. Adjust the sliders to your own scenario.
Estimated annual take-home
$58,811
Monthly
$4,901
5-year earnings*
$312,226
Assumes ~40% of after-tax monthly pay goes toward tuition while you cover normal living expenses with the rest.
*5-year figure assumes a modest 3% annual raise compounded. Estimates based on BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, May 2025 (Skincare Specialists, SOC 39-5094) and Florida market data. Figures are illustrative, not a guarantee of income. Individual results vary.
THE THINGS A PAYCHECK DOESN'T CAPTURE
Flexibility
Set your own hours, commission, or house-calls.
Independence
A path to your own suite or your own clinic.
Portability
A state license and a skill that travels with you.
Earnings figures reflect published Florida wage data for licensed skincare specialists, not an MSI-specific earnings promise.
THE ON-RAMP
The plan that starts you now.
Most of our students didn't have $6,000 sitting in an account. They had ambition and a start date. Here's how they began.
Pay In Full
$6,000
- Pay $6,000 once. Done.
- No payments, no reminders, nothing to track.
- Includes tuition, registration, books, and kit — all in.
Best for: Career-changers with savings, parents helping a son or daughter, or anyone reinvesting a tax refund.
Choose Pay-in-FullIn-House Plan
$1,500 down
Remaining $4,500 on a monthly plan you set with admissions — sized to your budget.
- 0% interest for the first 12 months
- No credit check, no third-party lender
- Pay off early anytime, no penalty
- After month 12, remaining balance carries a fixed simple-interest rate set with admissions at enrollment and disclosed in your written payment agreement before you sign.
Best for: The working adult who needs to start now without touching savings.
Apply with In-HouseAffirm Financing
From $98/mo*
Soft credit check, instant decision.
- Apply directly through Affirm at checkout
- 12, 24, or 36-month terms
- Rates from 0% to 36% APR based on credit
- Soft inquiry — no impact on credit score to check
- Pay any device, any time, through the Affirm app
Best for: Students who prefer a third-party lender or want to build credit history.
Pre-qualify with AffirmNo third-party lender required for the In-House Plan. We built it ourselves, for exactly this reason.
*Affirm financing subject to Affirm's terms. Rates from 0–36% APR based on credit. Soft inquiry — no impact on credit score to check.
TRANSPARENT PROGRAM COST
Everything you pay, listed line by line.
Most schools quote you a tuition number and add fees as you go. At MSI you see all of it on day one. Below is every dollar that leaves your account between enrollment and graduation.
| Item | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration | $100 | ||
| Tuition | $5,000 | ||
| Books & Kit | $900 | ||
| Total program cost | $6,000 | Out the door |
Things we do not charge for:
Wi-Fi, lab supplies during practicals, parking, exam review, certificate printing, transcript requests for one year after graduation, alumni continuing-ed access for 12 months.
Note (as of today): The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) charges a separate $75 license application fee paid directly to the state when you apply for your registration. This is not collected by MSI. DBPR can change licensing fees without notice.
For six thousand dollars, you receive:
220 hours of state-approved curriculum
Every minute documented for FL DBPR licensure.
Hands-on lab work from week one
Not week eight.
Live clinic floor experience
Live models.
Personal kit you keep
Mannequin head, tools, scrubs, study materials.
One-on-one instructor review at three milestones
Early check-in, midpoint review, pre-graduation evaluation.
No state exam required
Florida registers Facial Specialists with the DBPR on completion of the 220-hour program.
One-year alumni continuing-ed access
Included, not upsold.
Career placement support
Résumé clinic, mock interviews, intro list to 40+ Florida med-spas hiring entry-level.
Lifetime transcripts
Pulled in 48 hours by emailing registrar@msi.institute.
Founders-level alumni community
Slack, in-person mixers, jobs board.
Compare this list, item by item, against any other Florida school. We invite the comparison. The same $6,000 covers the 220-hour facial specialist program for career changers and advanced esthetician tracks for FL-licensed facial specialists.
Tuition, answered.
A NOTE FROM DR. ARVIV
Real schools tell you the price. Real schools mean it.
I have built three clinics in South Florida and trained over two hundred aesthetic professionals. The single thing that separates the careers that flourish from the careers that stall is whether the school told the truth about money on day one.
At MSI, the number is six thousand dollars. The In-House Plan exists because most of my best students were single parents, second-career adults, or recent immigrants. None of them had ten thousand dollars sitting in an account. They had ambition, hands, and a willingness to show up.
If that's you — apply. We'll figure out the money together. We always have.
— Tali Arviv, MD · MSI Co-Founder
Ready to start the plan?
Application takes about nine minutes. No fee at this step. You'll hear back within one business day.