SAME FIELD · SAME CREDENTIAL · ONE STATECosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in North Carolina
Compare 29 reporting programs using the same federal field and credential definition. Earnings are observed four years after completion.
| # | College | City | Median year-4 earnings | Median federal debt |
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| 1 | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | $34,789 | $7,693 |
| 2 | Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | $32,580 | $11,583 |
| 3 | Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh | Raleigh | $31,587 | $15,333 |
| 4 | Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | $31,179 | $16,000 |
| 5 | Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | $29,811 | $12,167 |
| 6 | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | $28,983 | Not available |
| 7 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | $28,595 | $16,500 |
| 8 | Paul Mitchell the School-Charlotte | Charlotte | $28,529 | $16,500 |
| 9 | Leons Beauty School Inc | Greensboro | $28,080 | Not available |
| 10 | Carolina College of Hair Design Inc | Asheville | $27,878 | $6,000 |
| 11 | Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology | Mooresville | $27,544 | $14,036 |
| 12 | Southwestern Community College | Sylva | $27,538 | Not available |
| 13 | Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville | Fayetteville | $27,448 | $13,833 |
| 14 | Empire Beauty School-Concord | Concord | $27,163 | $15,765 |
| 15 | Empire Beauty School-Pineville | Charlotte | $27,163 | $15,765 |
| 16 | College of Wilmington | Wilmington | $26,689 | $16,500 |
| 17 | Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | $25,908 | Not available |
| 18 | Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem | $25,814 | $14,492 |
| 19 | Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro | Greensboro | $25,413 | $16,500 |
| 20 | Cleveland Community College | Shelby | $25,191 | Not available |
| 21 | Mitchell Community College | Statesville | $25,105 | Not available |
| 22 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | $24,940 | Not available |
| 23 | Empire Beauty School-Charlotte | Charlotte | $24,548 | $10,667 |
| 24 | Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design | Greenville | $24,316 | $12,107 |
| 25 | Beyond Measure Barbering Institute | Mebane | $23,382 | $16,826 |
| 26 | Craven Community College | New Bern | $22,812 | Not available |
| 27 | Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville | $22,401 | Not available |
| 28 | Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | $20,572 | Not available |
| 29 | Winston Salem Barber School | Winston-Salem | $16,820 | $6,936 |
This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.