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Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
CIP 1204 · offered at 1,526 colleges · national median earnings $26,566 · median debt $9,833
CollegeMedian earnings
Diamonds College · TX · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,500 debt$17,205William Edge Institute · TX · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$17,078Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$17,045Coastline Beauty College · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,931La Belle Beauty Academy · FL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$8,149 debt$16,910Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology · KY · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$12,679 debt$16,907Fredrick and Charles Beauty College · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,882Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College · IN · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,500 debt$16,860Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College-Hammond · IN · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,500 debt$16,860Southern Regional Technical College · GA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,836NUC University · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$16,754Trendsetters School of Beauty & Barbering · FL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$11,934 debt$16,749Corinth Academy of Cosmetology · MS · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$10,500 debt$16,709The Hair Academy LLC · TN · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$7,583 debt$16,672American Beauty and Trade School · FL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$3,200 debt$16,645Salon Professional Academy-Elevate Salon Institute · FL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,250 debt$16,637The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne · FL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,250 debt$16,637Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2 · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,623JB's Hair Design and Barber College · OK · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,592Weatherford College · TX · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,571Searcy Beauty College · AR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$15,473 debt$16,558Shawnee Beauty College · OK · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$4,333 debt$16,527Celebrity School of Beauty · FL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$7,000 debt$16,441LaBarberia Institute of Hair · OH · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$20,000 debt$16,321Campbellsville University · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$12,850 debt$16,139Instituto Educativo Premier · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$3,500 debt$15,900Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology · AL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,500 debt$15,499Phipps Academy of Barbering · IL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$11,583 debt$15,313Beauty Academy of South Florida · FL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$7,386 debt$15,307Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City · UT · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$5,500 debt$15,217New Concept Massage and Beauty School · FL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$5,700 debt$15,216Associated Barber College of San Diego · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,395 debt$15,201Institute of Beauty Careers · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$15,155University Academy of Hair Design · AL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,833 debt$15,012Hill College · TX · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$14,878Taylor Andrews Academy-St George · UT · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$8,358 debt$14,576Antilles School of Technical Careers · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$14,515Century College · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$3,394 debt$14,237Modern Hairstyling Institute-Bayamon · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$3,500 debt$14,178California Barber and Beauty College · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$14,044Where this field leads
Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.
OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,790305,710
Manicurists and Pedicurists$35,760152,770
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$48,590114,110
Skincare Specialists$45,33072,890
Barbers$38,21015,000
Personal Service Managers, All Other$69,77010,450
Shampooers$32,6008,070
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$97,1502,340
Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.