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Cosmetology schools in Mississippi
Mississippi has 29 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Mississippi, expect to start around $17,370–$23,990 and reach a median of $27,560 with experience; the top quarter earn $39,810 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,074 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,040 employed in Mississippi. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AberdeenClarksdaleClevelandClintonCorinthDecaturEllisvilleGoodmanGreenvilleGrenadaGulfportHattiesburgHorn LakeJacksonLaurelMeridianPearlPerkinstonPontotocPoplarvilleRaymondRipleyScoobaSenatobiaSummitTupeloWesson
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth Academy of Cosmetology | Corinth | for-profit | 24 | $17,163 | $9,833 | 42% | $30,370 |
| Delta Technical College-Mississippi | Horn Lake | for-profit | 88 | $15,720 | $11,450 | 71% | $21,871 |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | Public | 23 | $15,465 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | Summit | Public | 21 | $15,291 | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Fosters Cosmetology College | Ripley | for-profit | 6 | $15,105 | not reported | 91% | $21,688 |
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport | Gulfport | for-profit | 25 | $14,991 | $9,855 | 70% | $19,883 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 38 | $14,734 | $5,112 | 45% | not reported |
| Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology | Clinton | for-profit | 28 | $14,080 | $3,748 | 67% | $12,255 |
| The Academy of Hair Design Six | Hattiesburg | for-profit | 20 | $14,069 | $8,500 | 100% | $24,533 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Grenada | Grenada | for-profit | 18 | $13,613 | $6,500 | 89% | $24,609 |
| East Central Community College | Decatur | Public | 15 | $13,462 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Academy of Hair Design-Pearl | Pearl | for-profit | 21 | $13,414 | $6,700 | 83% | $23,726 |
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | Public | 8 | $12,939 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Chris Beauty College | Gulfport | for-profit | 25 | $12,475 | not reported | 88% | $27,207 |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | Public | 16 | $10,888 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture | Laurel | for-profit | 31 | $8,342 | $10,500 | 71% | $31,210 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Public | 84 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Coahoma Community College | Clarksdale | Public | 37 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| KC's School of Hair Design | Pontotoc | for-profit | 37 | not reported | $9,833 | 95% | $15,607 |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public | 29 | not reported | $5,500 | 48% | not reported |
| Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Traxlers School of Hair | Jackson | for-profit | 17 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $19,399 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 14 | not reported | $9,487 | 43% | not reported |
| Vaughn Beauty College | Aberdeen | for-profit | 13 | not reported | not reported | 44% | $19,336 |
| Unlimited Cosmetology School | Hattiesburg | for-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | 54% | $26,160 |
| Goshen School of Cosmetology | Cleveland | for-profit | 4 | not reported | $13,833 | not reported | not reported |
| Upper Kutz Barber & Style College | Greenville | for-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $32,808 |
| Dynasty College of Cosmetology & Barberology | Tupelo | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.