BEAUTY SCHOOLS IN MISSISSIPPI — Federal Data, September 2026
Beauty Schools in Mississippi, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
15 accredited institutions in Mississippi report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 15 ranked programs in Mississippi, the median graduate needs 8.6 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $9,833, against median earnings of $14,801 one year after completion.
That is slower than the national median of 6.8 months for this field, measured across the 987 institutions in our national beauty schools ranking. The best performer in the state is Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, at 3.7 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Mississippi institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about beauty schools in Mississippi
The Ranking
15 beauty schools in Mississippi, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, MS | Public | Certificate | 3.7 | $5,500 | $17,660 | 45% |
| 2 | Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyClinton, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 4.2 | $5,616 | $15,875 | 67% |
| 3 | East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, MS | Public | Certificate | 5.4 | $5,500 | $12,128 | 48% |
| 4 | Academy of Hair Design-PearlPearl, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 6.1 | $7,800 | $15,440 | 83% |
| 5 | Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, MS | Public | Certificate | 6.6 | $9,781 | $17,704 | 43% |
| 6 | Traxlers School of HairJackson, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 6.6 | $5,250 | $9,525 | 100% |
| 7 | Chris Beauty CollegeGulfport, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 6.7 | $8,225 | $14,801 | 88% |
| 8 | Corinth Academy of CosmetologyCorinth, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 8.6 | $10,500 | $14,608 | 42% |
| 9 | KC’s School of Hair DesignPontotoc, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 8.9 | $9,833 | $13,206 | 95% |
| 10 | Academy of Hair Design-GrenadaGrenada, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 9.0 | $10,005 | $13,348 | 89% |
| 11 | Mississippi Barber AcademyJackson, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 9.0 | $10,005 | $13,348 | 78% |
| 12 | The Academy of Hair Design SixHattiesburg, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 9.1 | $10,500 | $13,776 | 100% |
| 13 | Hatfield’s Mississippi College of Beauty CultureLaurel, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 9.3 | $12,266 | $15,880 | 71% |
| 14 | Delta Technical College-MississippiHorn Lake, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 10.0 | $13,038 | $15,576 | 71% |
| 15 | Blue Cliff College-GulfportGulfport, MS | for-profit | Certificate | 12.6 | $16,535 | $15,719 | 70% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in Mississippi, one by one
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS
Northwest Mississippi Community College is a public institution in Senatobia. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,500 and report median earnings of $17,660 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.7 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 4.9 months faster than the Mississippi state median of 8.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 45% completion rate.
Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology
Clinton, MS
Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Clinton. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,616 and report median earnings of $15,875 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.2 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 4.4 months faster than the Mississippi state median of 8.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 67% completion rate.
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS
East Mississippi Community College is a public institution in Scooba. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,500 and report median earnings of $12,128 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 5.4 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 3.2 months faster than the Mississippi state median of 8.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 48% completion rate.
Academy of Hair Design-Pearl
Pearl, MS
Academy of Hair Design-Pearl is a private for-profit institution in Pearl. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,800 and report median earnings of $15,440 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 6.1 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 2.5 months faster than the Mississippi state median of 8.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 83% completion rate.
Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS
Hinds Community College is a public institution in Raymond. Its cosmetology graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,781 and report median earnings of $17,704 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 6.6 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 2.0 months faster than the Mississippi state median of 8.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 43% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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