Private For-Profit · Gulfport, Mississippi

Chris Beauty College

Chris Beauty College is a private for-profit institution in Gulfport, Mississippi. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.

80.2%
150%-time completion
$21,858
Avg net price / yr
$18,468
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Chris Beauty College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

2nd pct.
former-student earnings, US
80.2%
150%-time completion
+27%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Chris Beauty College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

F
College Value Score
39/100
Chris Beauty College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$18,468
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,858
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
80.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Chris Beauty College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$18,468

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$21,858

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

80.2%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.2%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Chris Beauty College vs peers

Chris Beauty College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Chris Beauty College positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $12K $35K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $6K $27K Avg Net Price ($) Chris Beauty College (you are here): $18K earn · $22K net · 80% grad You are here - Chris Beauty College Mississippi Barber Academy: $22K earn · $17K net · 63% grad Mississippi Barber… Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology: $28K earn · $9K net Mississippi Instit… Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture: $14K earn · $26K net · 79% grad Hatfield's Mississ… Corinth Academy of Cosmetology: $26K earn · $23K net · 36% grad Corinth Academy of… Blue Cliff College-Gulfport: $22K earn · $8K net · 34% grad Blue Cliff College… Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: $33K earn · $7K net · 47% grad Pearl River Community College: $33K earn · $7K net · 36% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Chris Beauty College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Chris Beauty College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$18,468 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). This entry sits in this band. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Above this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Chris Beauty College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $18,468 #4994 of 5103 2nd
Average net price $21,858 #3430 of 5020 32nd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 80.2% #711 of 4858 85th
Undergraduate enrollment 73 #4638 of 5462 15th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

73
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
80.2%
150%-time completion
$18,468
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Chris Beauty College ranks in Mississippi

State rank among 49 reporting Mississippi colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Chris Beauty College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $18,468 #47 of 49 4th
Average net price $21,858 #41 of 49 16th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 80.2% #4 of 42 90th
Undergraduate enrollment 73 #39 of 51 24th

Highest former-student earnings in Mississippi

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Millsaps College$53,848$26,034
2Mississippi State University$51,513$17,595
3University of Mississippi$50,994$13,314
4University of Mississippi Medical Center$50,994-
5Mississippi Christian University$47,485$27,712
6Belhaven University$46,440$15,676
7Mississippi University for Women$46,128$12,411
8University of Southern Mississippi$44,140$21,708
9William Carey University$43,087$14,258
10Delta State University$41,991$13,540
11Blue Mountain Christian University$40,421$24,016
12Strayer University-Mississippi$40,092-
47Chris Beauty CollegeThis school$18,468$21,858

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $21,858

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $22,253
$30,001 – $48,000 $21,029
48.2%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

What students pay at Chris Beauty College rose +35.4% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $13,254 in 2013 to $17,940 in 2023, a rise of $4,686 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $13,2542014: $13,6062015: $14,6712016: $13,9962017: $18,7942018: $15,3762019: $20,0522020: $18,7122021: $19,3762022: $20,8412023: $17,940
2013 · $13,2542023 · $17,940

Over the same years, enrollment went +8.2% (97 → 105 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

87.1%
Female
44.1%
First Generation

Outcomes

$14,489
Median Earnings (6yr)
22.1%
Earning Over $25K

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 80.2%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $14,489
Median earnings 10 years after entry $18,468
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 22.1%

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 63 $21,886 -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Chris Beauty College?
Chris Beauty College is a private for-profit institution in Gulfport, Mississippi. Undergraduate enrollment is 73 students.
How much do Chris Beauty College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Chris Beauty College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $18,468 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $14,489.
How much does Chris Beauty College cost?
The average net price at Chris Beauty College is $21,858..
What is the graduation rate at Chris Beauty College?
Chris Beauty College has a 80.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.

Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Chris Beauty College

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