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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
Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$3,014 debt$13,800Nova College de Puerto Rico · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$13,796Industrial Technical College · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$13,749Augusta Technical College · GA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$13,604Academy of Professional Cosmetology · AR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$8,498 debt$13,595Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture · MS · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$12,266 debt$13,165MyrAngel Beauty Institute · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$13,037D'Mart Institute · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$12,985Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education · OH · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$10,300 debt$12,867Sandra Academy of Salon Services · TN · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$14,831 debt$12,724Shasta School of Cosmetology · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$12,349Neo-Esthetique European Institute · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$3,500 debt$12,232Traxlers School of Hair · MS · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$5,250 debt$11,976Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$11,971Old Town Barber College · KS · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$14,125 debt$11,857Pearl River Community College · MS · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$11,844American Educational College · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$11,582Where 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.