Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services at Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville

Brownsville, TX · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 128 graduates a year

$15,634
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$22,052
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$26,307
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#796 of 1025
Rank by pay
#814 of 1025
Rank, wage-adjusted
$8,309
Median federal debt

Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville graduates in cosmetology and related personal grooming services earn 16% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Compares for Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

All 1025 colleges reporting cosmetology and related personal grooming services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle Seattle, WA$43,507$40,017#9$21,785
2Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty Newark, DE$41,297$41,050#3$25,168
3Warrensburg Area Career Center Warrensburg, MO$40,423$43,342#1$23,749
4Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy Reston, VA$39,840$36,278#46$22,763
5Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN$39,570$37,798#26$24,230
6San Jose City College San Jose, CA$39,039$35,523#66$23,253
7Aveda Institute-Denver Denver, CO$39,029$36,500#41$26,636
8Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI$39,022$40,604#6$22,152
9Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN$38,855$37,115#32$32,987
10Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Woburn, MA$38,769$34,140#105$26,234
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793Southern Careers Institute-Austin Austin, TX$22,052$22,420#811$15,634
794Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX$22,052$22,420#812$15,634
795Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX$22,052$22,420#813$15,634
796Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX$22,052$22,420#814$15,634
797LaSalle Tech Houma, LA$22,050$25,525#594$15,617
798International Beauty Education Center Airway Heights, WA$22,039$20,271#902—
799Arnolds Beauty School Milan, TN$22,031$24,066#713$14,553

Other Majors at Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$33,645$22,081#86 of 101
Health and Medical Administrative Services$31,017$23,883#431 of 496
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$30,215$21,645#549 of 637
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$29,294$22,206#53 of 54
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$28,748$18,214#80 of 104
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers—$25,267—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville cosmetology and related personal grooming services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $15,634 one year after graduating and $22,052 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville rank for cosmetology and related personal grooming services?

Among 1025 colleges reporting earnings for cosmetology and related personal grooming services graduates, Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville ranks #796 by median pay four years after graduation, and #814 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is cosmetology and related personal grooming services at Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% less than the national median for cosmetology and related personal grooming services ($26,307), and the median federal debt at graduation is $8,309.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.