Certificate (under 1 year)+1% vs national median217 grads tracked
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services at Grayson College
Ranked 17th of 48 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,971
middle 50%: $18,942 – $31,490
Median · 5 years out
$33,281
middle 50%: $25,270 – $43,566
Median · 10 years out
$37,592
middle 50%: $27,237 – $53,150
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Cosmetology students at Grayson College enter the workforce with a median salary of $25k. Earnings grow to a median of $33k after five years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
13.8 yrs
≈ $16,956 total interest
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$34,978 · 5 yrs out
Clarendon College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
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$34,840 · 5 yrs out
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$34,399 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$34,228 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$33,650 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$33,162 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$33,119 · 5 yrs out
North Central Texas College
$33,053 · 5 yrs out
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$32,883 · 5 yrs out
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