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Nail technician schools in Mississippi
Mississippi has 5 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in Mississippi, expect to start around $21,750–$30,350 and reach a median of $37,300 with experience; the top quarter earn $45,800 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 $14,819 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What manicurists and pedicurists earn in Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 520 employed in Mississippi. National median: $35,760.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AberdeenCorinthGulfportHattiesburgPontotoc
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth Academy of Cosmetology | Corinth | for-profit | 12 | $17,163 | $9,833 | 42% | $30,370 |
| Chris Beauty College | Gulfport | for-profit | 28 | $12,475 | not reported | 88% | $27,207 |
| Unlimited Cosmetology School | Hattiesburg | for-profit | 21 | not reported | not reported | 54% | $26,160 |
| Vaughn Beauty College | Aberdeen | for-profit | 10 | not reported | not reported | 44% | $19,336 |
| KC's School of Hair Design | Pontotoc | for-profit | 4 | not reported | $9,833 | 95% | $15,607 |
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.