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CIP 12.0406 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Make-Up Artist/Specialist.

A program that prepares individuals to professionally apply cosmetic makeup preparations and perform complete and specialized appearance makeovers including hairdressing, wig work, masking, temporary prosthesis applications, cosmetic applications, and related costuming for leisure or for professional stage, camera, clinical, or security purposes. Includes instruction in period and contemporary hairstyling and costuming; wig work and hairpiece application; synthetic hair and masks; cosmetic preparations and treatments; makeup artistry; attachment, removal, and camouflaging of prostheses; health and safety; client consultation and care; pre- and post-production operations; set and crew conduct and relations; script, instruction, and prescription interpretation; labor relations; and business practices.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Make-Up Artist/Specialist award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 12.0406. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years9211
2025Associate degree157
2025Certificate under 12 weeks29
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year997
2024Certificate 1–2 years12236
2024Associate degree259
2024Certificate under 12 weeks511
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year8120
2023Certificate 1–2 years12223
2023Associate degree369
2023Certificate under 12 weeks742
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year10117
2022Certificate 1–2 years11209
2022Associate degree273
2022Certificate under 12 weeks546
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year10112
2021Certificate 1–2 years12277
2021Associate degree260
2021Certificate under 12 weeks419
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year10210
2020Certificate 1–2 years12181
2020Associate degree277
2020Certificate under 12 weeks740
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12499

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 12.0406 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 12 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

43 institutions

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