2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Mississippi

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Cosmetology is the 226th most popular major in the country with 107,895 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, cosmetology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $17,007 and had an average of $10,898 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 872 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $14,017 and $10,437 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,787 and $15,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in cosmetology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in cosmetology.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi associate degree cosmetology students.

Top 4 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Cosmetology in Mississippi

1

Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coahoma Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Mississippi list. Coahoma Community College is a small school located in Clarksdale, Mississippi that handed out 4 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Cosmetology at Coahoma Community College

2

East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi

#11 overall quality in Mississippi

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. EMCC is a public institution located in Scooba, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Cosmetology at EMCC

3

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

#13 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Mississippi list. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 13 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Cosmetology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

4

Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, Mississippi

#23 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cosmetology Major in Mississippi list. NWCC is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s cosmetology degrees to qualified students.

Full NWCC Cosmetology Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Tiffany Bumgardner.