Salon Management

Salon management combines practical knowledge of the hair and beauty industry with the business and management skills needed to run a professional salon effectively. The sector is competitive and demanding, requiring practitioners who understand not only the craft at the heart of the business but also how to recruit, develop, and retain staff, how to manage finances and operations, how to build client relationships, and how to navigate the employment law and regulatory environment in which salons operate.

This two-year full-time degree at Teesside University gives you a theoretical and practical grounding in managing and developing people within the industry. You will examine effective recruitment and selection processes, the key aspects of employment law relevant to salon management, and the management of staff performance and development. The programme uses real-world examples and case studies to connect academic concepts to the realities of running a salon, helping you understand how successful organisations in the sector manage their people and their operations.

A typical entry tariff of 56 points reflects an accessible route into professionally focused degree-level study.

Graduates from salon management programmes are prepared to take on management and leadership roles within the hair and beauty sector. Many go on to manage or own salons, overseeing teams of stylists or therapists and handling the full range of business responsibilities that salon ownership or management entails. Others move into area management for salon chains, training and education roles within the industry, or roles in product companies and suppliers serving the sector.

The business management skills the degree develops also transfer to management roles in related retail and hospitality environments.