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Esthetician schools in Mississippi
Mississippi has 3 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Mississippi, expect to start around $20,960–$33,480 and reach a median of $41,160 with experience; the top quarter earn $80,100 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,535 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 320 employed in Mississippi. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AberdeenClintonGulfport
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport | Gulfport | for-profit | 75 | $14,991 | $9,855 | 70% | $19,883 |
| Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology | Clinton | for-profit | 45 | $14,080 | $3,748 | 67% | $12,255 |
| Vaughn Beauty College | Aberdeen | for-profit | 14 | not reported | not reported | 44% | $19,336 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.