4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$25,252
Program median
Program + credential
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.: Associate's Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$21,908
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$10,493
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
185,385
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin Lufkin, TX | Private for-profit | $12,076 | 69.6% | Available |
| Alamance Community College Graham, NC | Public | $6,109 | 39.3% | Available |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA | Public | $5,383 | 26.3% | Available |
| Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College Cleveland, OH | Private for-profit | $10,688 | 68.8% | Available |
| American College of Barbering Louisville, KY | Private for-profit | $22,210 | 62.1% | Available |
| American Educational College Bayamon, PR | Private for-profit | $7,859 | 46.6% | Available |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO | Public | $11,571 | 29.1% | Available |
| Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR | Public | $12,970 | 48.6% | Available |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC | Public | $11,602 | 39.8% | Available |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington Covington, LA | Private for-profit | $25,742 | 79.9% | Available |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York New York, NY | Private for-profit | $21,623 | 79.6% | Available |
| Barber School of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | Private for-profit | $17,488 | 64.5% | Available |
| Barstow Community College Barstow, CA | Public | $12,773 | 38.8% | Available |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA | Public | $6,292 | 43.4% | Available |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington, NC | Public | $6,500 | 47.7% | Available |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA | Public | $5,997 | 41.7% | Available |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL | Public | $5,937 | 38% | Available |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL | Public | $5,397 | 36% | Available |
| Bladen Community College Dublin, NC | Public | $9,551 | 22.7% | Available |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock, NC | Public | $5,756 | 49.7% | Available |
| Bob Jones University Greenville, SC | Private nonprofit | $16,641 | 64.8% | Available |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia, NC | Public | $9,009 | 40.4% | Available |
| Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc Feasterville, PA | Private for-profit | $19,995 | 91.1% | Available |
| Butler Beauty Academy Butler, PA | Private for-profit | $10,406 | 76.9% | Available |
| Butler County Community College Butler, PA | Public | $6,233 | 37.2% | Available |
| Butte College Oroville, CA | Public | $5,520 | 45.3% | Available |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago Chicago, IL | Private for-profit | $12,419 | 53.3% | Available |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC | Public | $9,610 | 34.5% | Available |
| Capitol Beauty School Omaha, NE | Private for-profit | $14,886 | 87.2% | Available |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg, IL | Public | $3,662 | 50% | Available |
| Casal Institute of Nevada Las Vegas, NV | Private for-profit | $13,414 | 70.4% | Available |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC | Public | $5,446 | 42.9% | Available |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM | Public | $4,621 | 31.2% | Available |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark, OH | Public | $9,948 | 30.3% | Available |
| Central Oklahoma College Oklahoma City, OK | Private for-profit | Not available | 52.8% | Available |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC | Public | $3,345 | 30.9% | Available |
| Central Wyoming College Riverton, WY | Public | $11,634 | 37.4% | Available |
| Century College White Bear Lake, MN | Public | $10,906 | 31.2% | Available |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, CA | Public | $2,424 | 30.5% | Available |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers Chattanooga, TN | Private for-profit | $33,625 | 12% | Available |
| Cisco College Cisco, TX | Public | $9,624 | 29.8% | Available |
| Citrus College Glendora, CA | Public | $4,135 | 41.1% | Available |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago, IL | Public | $7,863 | 31.8% | Available |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA | Public | $9,864 | 42.8% | Available |
| Clovis Community College Clovis, NM | Public | $3,230 | 34.4% | Available |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS | Public | Not available | 41% | Available |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL | Public | $13,644 | 31.3% | Available |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville, TX | Public | $4,237 | 25.1% | Available |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL | Public | $7,401 | 25.2% | Available |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA | Public | $536 | 60.8% | Available |
| College of the Mainland Texas City, TX | Public | $1,342 | 31.2% | Available |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, CO | Public | $12,131 | 33.5% | Available |
| Columbia College Vienna, VA | Private for-profit | $10,171 | 80% | Available |
| Community Care College Tulsa, OK | Private nonprofit | $26,489 | 66.5% | Available |
| Compton College Compton, CA | Public | $12,647 | 26.8% | Available |
| Cowley County Community College Arkansas City, KS | Public | $7,175 | 44.7% | Available |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC | Public | $8,753 | 45.9% | Available |
| Delta College University Center, MI | Public | $4,547 | 26.8% | Available |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City, KS | Public | $4,068 | 35.1% | Available |
| Don Roberts School of Hair Design Schererville, IN | Private for-profit | $17,345 | 76% | Available |
| Douglas Education Center Monessen, PA | Private for-profit | $27,348 | 88.2% | Available |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS | Public | $4,608 | 47.7% | Available |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ | Public | $9,197 | 41.9% | Available |
| Eastern Wyoming College Torrington, WY | Public | $4,764 | 51.8% | Available |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA | Public | $5,968 | 41.8% | Available |
| Emma's Beauty Academy-Juana Diaz Juana Diaz, PR | Private for-profit | $1,993 | 64% | Available |
| Everett Community College Everett, WA | Public | $10,684 | 36.6% | Available |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett, WA | Private for-profit | $14,149 | 83.1% | Available |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC | Public | $3,589 | 23.5% | Available |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland, KS | Public | $13,074 | 73.2% | Available |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott, KS | Public | $5,586 | 34.9% | Available |
| Fullerton College Fullerton, CA | Public | $6,134 | 33.8% | Available |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL | Public | $3,515 | 38.2% | Available |
| Galveston College Galveston, TX | Public | $8,412 | 32.7% | Available |
| Garden City Community College Garden City, KS | Public | $8,244 | 49.9% | Available |
| Gaston College Dallas, NC | Public | $6,592 | 63.1% | Available |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $13,339 | 28.8% | Available |
| Gavilan College Gilroy, CA | Public | $6,542 | 42.5% | Available |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL | Public | $13,170 | 51.2% | Available |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA | Public | $4,824 | 49.1% | Available |
| Grayson College Denison, TX | Public | $5,880 | 39.9% | Available |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC | Public | $11,713 | 20.9% | Available |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC | Public | $15,002 | 31.1% | Available |
| Hair Academy New Carrollton, MD | Private for-profit | $20,565 | 60.6% | Available |
| Halifax Community College Weldon, NC | Public | $9,040 | 35.1% | Available |
| Haywood Community College Clyde, NC | Public | $6,723 | 33.6% | Available |
| Hill College Hillsboro, TX | Public | $7,577 | 31.6% | Available |
| Hinds Community College Raymond, MS | Public | $4,060 | 43.3% | Available |
| Honolulu Community College Honolulu, HI | Public | $7,458 | 24.8% | Available |
| Houston Community College Houston, TX | Public | $5,737 | 16.5% | Available |
| Howard College Big Spring, TX | Public | $6,147 | 35.1% | Available |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS | Public | $6,727 | 53.5% | Available |
| Independence Community College Independence, KS | Public | $3,265 | 26.3% | Available |
| International Beauty School 4 Martinsburg, WV | Private for-profit | $14,581 | 82.8% | Available |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA | Public | $9,328 | 41.6% | Available |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville, IA | Public | $13,933 | 50% | Available |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA | Public | $2,090 | 57.1% | Available |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC | Public | $10,758 | 55.5% | Available |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville, AL | Public | $6,005 | 14% | Available |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville, NC | Public | $1,863 | 47.8% | Available |
| John A Logan College Carterville, IL | Public | $5,541 | 45.7% | Available |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS | Public | $14,176 | 30.8% | Available |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC | Public | $1,776 | 36.6% | Available |
| Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND | Private for-profit | $13,657 | 83.3% | Available |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL | Public | $6,477 | 48.8% | Available |
| Kirtland Community College Grayling, MI | Public | $7,456 | 34.1% | Available |
| LaBarberia Institute of Hair Mayfield Hts, OH | Private for-profit | $9,162 | 63.3% | Available |
| Lamar Community College Lamar, CO | Public | $9,161 | 54.7% | Available |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX | Public | $1,655 | 36.9% | Available |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur, TX | Public | $2,846 | 45% | Available |
| Laney College Oakland, CA | Public | $17,110 | 31.2% | Available |
| Larry's Barber College Chicago, IL | Private for-profit | $12,165 | 62.5% | Available |
| Laurel Business Institute Uniontown, PA | Private for-profit | $7,825 | 69.4% | Available |
| Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage, PA | Private for-profit | $6,778 | 73.2% | Available |
| Lee College Baytown, TX | Public | $6,879 | 52.8% | Available |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC | Public | $4,127 | 35.7% | Available |
| Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College Gary, IN | Private for-profit | $16,011 | 33.3% | Available |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX | Public | $11,252 | 21.1% | Available |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA | Public | $12,323 | 34.8% | Available |
| Martin Community College Williamston, NC | Public | $2,676 | 39.3% | Available |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine, NC | Public | $5,861 | 46% | Available |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion, NC | Public | $7,784 | 48.4% | Available |
| MCVSD Freehold, NJ | Public | $23,555 | 52.9% | Available |
| MediaTech Institute-Dallas Dallas, TX | Private for-profit | $18,873 | 69.7% | Available |
| Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ | Public | $12,132 | 15.6% | Available |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI | Public | $9,112 | 24.6% | Available |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN | Public | $16,140 | 47.5% | Available |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS | Public | $6,962 | 47.5% | Available |
| Montcalm Community College Sidney, MI | Public | $7,280 | 30.6% | Available |
| Mott Community College Flint, MI | Public | $5,687 | 31.9% | Available |
| Mt Hood Community College Gresham, OR | Public | $7,821 | 23.7% | Available |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount, NC | Public | $3,338 | 41.3% | Available |
| National American University-Rapid City Rapid City, SD | Private for-profit | $31,062 | 0% | Available |
| Navarro College Corsicana, TX | Public | $14,820 | 22.6% | Available |
| New Mexico Junior College Hobbs, NM | Public | $6,524 | 58.2% | Available |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville, TX | Public | $6,587 | 34.9% | Available |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL | Public | $2,756 | 56% | Available |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA | Public | $11,272 | 51.4% | Available |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX | Public | $6,706 | 55.9% | Available |
| Northern New Mexico College Espanola, NM | Public | $7,276 | 28.7% | Available |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook, AZ | Public | $9,240 | 21.9% | Available |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL | Public | $2,838 | 38.7% | Available |
| Nova College de Puerto Rico Bayamon, PR | Private for-profit | $6,063 | 62.1% | Available |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI | Public | $5,777 | 20.7% | Available |
| Odessa College Odessa, TX | Public | $6,368 | 37% | Available |
| Olympic College Bremerton, WA | Public | $7,172 | 31% | Available |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX | Public | $4,463 | 33% | Available |
| Panola College Carthage, TX | Public | $5,216 | 43.5% | Available |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA | Public | $3,864 | 47.9% | Available |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way Federal Way, WA | Private for-profit | $13,711 | 5.6% | Available |
| Pickens Technical College Aurora, CO | Public | $6,600 | 75.6% | Available |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Pomona, CA | Public | $6,217 | 84.9% | Available |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO | Public | $12,045 | 30.7% | Available |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC | Public | $6,918 | 58.2% | Available |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO | Public | $9,044 | 32% | Available |
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus Cleveland, OH | Private nonprofit | $23,687 | 55.1% | Available |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus Dallas, TX | Private nonprofit | $29,805 | Not available | Available |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus League City, TX | Private nonprofit | $20,927 | 59.7% | Available |
| Rend Lake College Ina, IL | Public | $9,187 | 63.4% | Available |
| Ridgewater College Willmar, MN | Public | $10,046 | 50.2% | Available |
| Riverside City College Riverside, CA | Public | $8,377 | 36.6% | Available |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie, NC | Public | $5,570 | 36.8% | Available |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton, NC | Public | $2,892 | 32.7% | Available |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC | Public | $2,060 | 35.1% | Available |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC | Public | $7,981 | 35.1% | Available |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA | Public | $6,614 | 33.5% | Available |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA | Public | $4,152 | 48% | Available |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN | Public | $11,495 | 40.1% | Available |
| Sampson Community College Clinton, NC | Public | $3,108 | 56.5% | Available |
| San Diego City College San Diego, CA | Public | $7,935 | 30.4% | Available |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA | Public | $3,337 | 48.5% | Available |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX | Public | $12,143 | 30.1% | Available |
| San Jose City College San Jose, CA | Public | $16,959 | 34.1% | Available |
| San Juan College Farmington, NM | Public | $5,769 | 37% | Available |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC | Public | $4,157 | 52.8% | Available |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA | Public | $11,315 | 33.6% | Available |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA | Public | $2,779 | 36.3% | Available |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA | Public | $2,129 | 47.6% | Available |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI | Public | $2,260 | 18.4% | Available |
| Seward County Community College Liberal, KS | Public | $6,717 | 50.2% | Available |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin, IL | Public | $4,162 | 59.7% | Available |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL | Public | $14,557 | 29.6% | Available |
| Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA | Public | $8,585 | 28.7% | Available |
| Skyline College San Bruno, CA | Public | $1,738 | 44.3% | Available |
| Snow College Ephraim, UT | Public | $5,552 | 45.8% | Available |
| Solano Community College Fairfield, CA | Public | $4,669 | 36.2% | Available |
| South Suburban College South Holland, IL | Public | $3,242 | 28.2% | Available |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville, NC | Public | $9,148 | 43.5% | Available |
| Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden, AR | Public | $9,018 | 62.2% | Available |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL | Public | $6,142 | 35.8% | Available |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan, WV | Public | $10,321 | 28.8% | Available |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC | Public | $5,207 | 53.1% | Available |
| Spokane Community College Spokane, WA | Public | $5,473 | 33.3% | Available |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle, NC | Public | $5,721 | 47.8% | Available |
| Summit Salon Academy Tacoma, WA | Private for-profit | $25,471 | 58.6% | Available |
| Surry Community College Dobson, NC | Public | $4,961 | 6.4% | Available |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern, TN | Public | $9,698 | 69% | Available |
| Texarkana College Texarkana, TX | Public | $8,812 | 46.8% | Available |
| Texas Barber College Houston, TX | Private for-profit | $28,639 | 25.7% | Available |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy, NC | Public | $7,799 | 54.3% | Available |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX | Public | $4,092 | 27.2% | Available |
| Utah State University Logan, UT | Public | $14,936 | 59.1% | Available |
| Vincennes University Vincennes, IN | Public | $11,225 | 38.9% | Available |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX | Private for-profit | $22,768 | 62.5% | Available |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC | Public | $8,759 | 33% | Available |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA | Public | $9,406 | 38.2% | Available |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI | Public | $11,101 | 44.4% | Available |
| Weatherford College Weatherford, TX | Public | $9,967 | 34.6% | Available |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton, NC | Public | $6,448 | 48.7% | Available |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA | Public | $2,576 | 39.8% | Available |