Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Mississippi
32 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $19,531 at Chris Beauty College.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Mississippi earn a median of $27,560 a year across 1,040 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $37,910 | 980 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $37,300 | 520 |
| Skincare Specialists | $41,160 | 320 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $44,600 | 60 |
| Barbers | $38,480 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Beauty College Gulfport | Undergraduate certificate | — | $19,531 (35 grads) | 63 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Pearl Pearl | Undergraduate certificate | $6,700 | $18,771 (33 grads) | 25 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Undergraduate certificate | $5,112 | $15,552 (57 grads) | 28 |
| Delta Technical College-Mississippi Horn Lake | Undergraduate certificate | $11,450 | $15,398 (94 grads) | 81 |
| Corinth Academy of Cosmetology Corinth | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $15,090 (75 grads) | 28 |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Undergraduate certificate | — | $15,048 (21 grads) | 20 |
| Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology Clinton | Undergraduate certificate | $3,748 | $14,870 (77 grads) | 58 |
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Gulfport | Undergraduate certificate | $9,855 | $14,475 (378 grads) | 42 |
| Fosters Cosmetology College Ripley | Undergraduate certificate | — | $14,442 (17 grads) | 25 |
| The Academy of Hair Design Six Hattiesburg | Undergraduate certificate | $8,500 | $13,702 (63 grads) | 25 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Undergraduate certificate | $9,487 | $13,331 (28 grads) | 35 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Grenada Grenada | Undergraduate certificate | $6,500 | $13,290 (85 grads) | 19 |
| Mississippi Barber Academy Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | $6,500 | $13,290 (85 grads) | 26 |
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $13,173 (14 grads) | 29 |
| Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture Laurel | Undergraduate certificate | $10,500 | $13,007 (35 grads) | 39 |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | $10,529 (25 grads) | 74 |
| Traxlers School of Hair Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $9,545 (21 grads) | 30 |
| East Central Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 20 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| KC's School of Hair Design Pontotoc | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | not published | 42 |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Unlimited Cosmetology School Hattiesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Upper Kutz Barber & Style College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Vaughn Beauty College Aberdeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.