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Cosmetology 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.

#CollegeCityMedian year-4 earningsMedian federal debt
1Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh$34,789$7,693
2Aveda Institute-Chapel HillChapel Hill$32,580$11,583
3Paul Mitchell the School-RaleighRaleigh$31,587$15,333
4Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown$31,179$16,000
5Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford$29,811$12,167
6Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington$28,983Not available
7Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury$28,595$16,500
8Paul Mitchell the School-CharlotteCharlotte$28,529$16,500
9Leons Beauty School IncGreensboro$28,080Not available
10Carolina College of Hair Design IncAsheville$27,878$6,000
11Pinnacle Institute of CosmetologyMooresville$27,544$14,036
12Southwestern Community CollegeSylva$27,538Not available
13Paul Mitchell the School-FayettevilleFayetteville$27,448$13,833
14Empire Beauty School-ConcordConcord$27,163$15,765
15Empire Beauty School-PinevilleCharlotte$27,163$15,765
16College of WilmingtonWilmington$26,689$16,500
17Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory$25,908Not available
18Empire Beauty School-Winston-SalemWinston-Salem$25,814$14,492
19Empire Beauty School-West GreensboroGreensboro$25,413$16,500
20Cleveland Community CollegeShelby$25,191Not available
21Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville$25,105Not available
22Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville$24,940Not available
23Empire Beauty School-CharlotteCharlotte$24,548$10,667
24Alexander Paul Institute of Hair DesignGreenville$24,316$12,107
25Beyond Measure Barbering InstituteMebane$23,382$16,826
26Craven Community CollegeNew Bern$22,812Not available
27Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville$22,401Not available
28Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville$20,572Not available
29Winston Salem Barber SchoolWinston-Salem$16,820$6,936

This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.