Cosmetology Schools in the Gulfport area

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$26,890

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$12,600

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Gulfport area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Gulfport: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 7.0 miles, farthest 17.3 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $12,600 to $26,459 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 10 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 110 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $26,890 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($12.93 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $17,420 to $57,660; 170 employed in the metro area; Mississippi median $27,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport	Gulfport	Certificate	$26,459	12 months	21	7.0
Chris Beauty College	Gulfport	Certificate	$12,600	10 months	37	10.6
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	Perkinston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	52	17.3

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Mississippi: 905 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 1 of them Cosmetology.
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