10-yr median earnings
$22,284
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Jackson, Mississippi
Mississippi Barber Academy
Mississippi Barber Academy is a private for-profit institution in Jackson, 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.
- 62.9%
- 150%-time completion
- $17,356
- Avg net price / yr
- $22,284
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Mississippi Barber Academy posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 6th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 62.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +32%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Mississippi Barber Academy 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
D
College Value Score
47/100
Mississippi Barber Academy
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
$22,284
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,356
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
62.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,786
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
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$17,356
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
62.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 62.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Mississippi Barber Academy vs peers
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 Mississippi Barber Academy 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.
Mississippi Barber Academy: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$22,284 6th percentile higher than 6% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | Mississippi Barber Academy | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $22,284 | #4804 of 5103 | 6th |
| Average net price | $17,356 | #2556 of 5020 | 49th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.9% | #1987 of 4858 | 59th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 71 | #4662 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
71
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
62.9%
150%-time completion
$22,284
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Mississippi Barber Academy ranks in Mississippi
State rank among 49 reporting Mississippi colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Mississippi Barber Academy | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $22,284 | #44 of 49 | 10th |
| Average net price | $17,356 | #34 of 49 | 31st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.9% | #11 of 42 | 74th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 71 | #40 of 51 | 22nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Mississippi
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millsaps College | $53,848 | $26,034 |
| 2 | Mississippi State University | $51,513 | $17,595 |
| 3 | University of Mississippi | $50,994 | $13,314 |
| 4 | University of Mississippi Medical Center | $50,994 | - |
| 5 | Mississippi Christian University | $47,485 | $27,712 |
| 6 | Belhaven University | $46,440 | $15,676 |
| 7 | Mississippi University for Women | $46,128 | $12,411 |
| 8 | University of Southern Mississippi | $44,140 | $21,708 |
| 9 | William Carey University | $43,087 | $14,258 |
| 10 | Delta State University | $41,991 | $13,540 |
| 11 | Blue Mountain Christian University | $40,421 | $24,016 |
| 12 | Strayer University-Mississippi | $40,092 | - |
| 43 | Mississippi Barber AcademyThis school | $22,284 | $17,356 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $17,356 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $17,356 |
85.3%
Pell Grant Rate
68.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,786
Median Debt
$72/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Mississippi Barber Academy rose +188.2% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $6,964 in 2013 to $20,068 in 2023, a rise of $13,104 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $6,9642023 · $20,068
Over the same years, enrollment went -36.4% (121 → 77 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
59.3%
Female
60.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
$16,877
Median Earnings (6yr)
18.4%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 62.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $16,877 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $22,284 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 18.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,786 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $72/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 26 | $20,226 | $6,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Mississippi Barber Academy? ▼
Mississippi Barber Academy is a private for-profit institution in Jackson, Mississippi. Undergraduate enrollment is 71 students.
How much do Mississippi Barber Academy former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Mississippi Barber Academy who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $22,284 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $16,877.
How much does Mississippi Barber Academy cost? ▼
The average net price at Mississippi Barber Academy is $17,356.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,786.
What is the graduation rate at Mississippi Barber Academy? ▼
Mississippi Barber Academy has a 62.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Mississippi Barber Academy worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Mississippi Barber Academy is $6,786, while former students earn a median of $22,284 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 30% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $72.
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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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