Cosmetology Schools in the Jackson area

Jackson, MS metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$26,990

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,500

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Jackson area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Jackson: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.6 miles, farthest 50.0 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 6 list one: $16,500 to $19,500, middle $16,500 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 12 months to 16 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 97 cosmetology awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $26,990 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($12.98 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $17,370 to $58,930; 300 employed in the metro area; Mississippi median $27,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Traxlers School of Hair	Jackson	Certificate	$16,500	16 months	5	2.6
Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology	Clinton	Certificate	$16,500	12 months	30	5.6
Academy of Hair Design-Pearl	Pearl	Certificate	$19,500	13 months	22	7.4
Hinds Community College	Raymond	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	10.8
Copiah-Lincoln Community College	Wesson	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	43.0
Holmes Community College	Goodman	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	50.0

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