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Esthetician schools in Mississippi

Mississippi has 3 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Mississippi, expect to start around $20,960–$33,480 and reach a median of $41,160 with experience; the top quarter earn $80,100 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 $14,535 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What skincare specialists earn in Mississippi

$20,960starting (10th percentile)
$33,480early career (25th)
$41,160median, all experience
$80,100experienced (75th)
$140,920top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 320 employed in Mississippi. National median: $45,330.

Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in Mississippi
134credentials awarded / yr
$14,535median earnings, yr 1 (Mississippi)
$20,883median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AberdeenClintonGulfport

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Gulfport for-profit 75 $14,991 $9,855 70% $19,883
Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology Clinton for-profit 45 $14,080 $3,748 67% $12,255
Vaughn Beauty College Aberdeen for-profit 14 not reported not reported 44% $19,336

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.

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