Private for-profit · Community college
The Academy of Hair Design Six
Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $17,138
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- $22,706
- Median earnings
The Academy of Hair Design Six is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (small city setting), enrolling 37 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and most populous city) and extending west into Lamar County. Between 1763 and 1783 the area that is currently Hattiesburg fell under the jurisdiction of the colony of British West Florida. After the United States gained its independence, Great Britain ceded this and other areas after 1783. The Saenger Theatre was one of the seven built and operated by the Saenger brothers. It hosts an annual Mississippi Miss Hospitality Competition, along with other productions. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 85 miles to Jackson, MS
- To the ocean
- 64 miles
- Nearest airport
- 11 miles to Hattiesburg Laurel (PIB)
How The Academy of Hair Design Six compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 33 in Mississippi
Higher than 55%
Higher than 11% · #21 of 28 in Mississippi
Cheaper than 43% · #24 cheapest of 34 in Mississippi
Lower than 57%
Lower than 56%
Larger than 9%
Percentiles compare The Academy of Hair Design Six with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Mississippi.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White30%
- Black70%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 37
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 82%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 42%
- Median family income
- $13,558
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $17,138
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $16,382
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,706
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $22,706
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 42%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 15%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $16,300 (87%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 91°F
- Winter low
- 38°F
- Annual rain
- 64.4″
- Annual snow
- 0.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hattiesburg 5SW, MS US station (4 mi from campus).
What The Academy of Hair Design Six graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Transfer
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.