Academy of Cosmetology
⌖ Merritt Island, FL · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Uncertain payoff
Payoff needs your actual price
ROI withheld because the institution-wide price is missing, below the reliability floor or produces an extreme price-sensitive scenario.
There is not enough reported information to classify the payoff reliably.
Not availableModeled economic break-even
Not availableModeled 10-year ROI
$17,747Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about Academy of Cosmetology
What does Academy of Cosmetology cost?
The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Academy of Cosmetology.
What do Academy of Cosmetology graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $17,747 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Academy of Cosmetology graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $5,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Academy of Cosmetology worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 2 field-and-credential outcomes at Academy of Cosmetology; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
Not enough reliable price data to model ROI.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$452,530
$8,000Annual price−$484,530
$16,000Annual price−$516,530
$24,000Annual price−$548,530
$32,000Annual price−$580,530
$40,000Annual price−$612,530
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
$5,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$58/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$17,747Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
50Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$15,469Year 1
$20,608Year 4
$17,747Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$26,3062Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$19,708Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $26,306 reported-11%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $19,708 reported-25%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt
Comparable colleges in FL
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Jacksonville, FL
Parisian Spa Institute
- Annual net price
- $5,538
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $18,751
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -230%
Florida Academy of Health & Beauty
- Annual net price
- $6,953
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $17,697
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -231%
Salon Professional Academy-Elevate Salon Institute
- Annual net price
- $9,405
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $21,316
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -209%
North Florida Cosmetology Institute
- Annual net price
- $12,136
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $18,878
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -214%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $26,306 | Not available | Not reported |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $19,708 | $9,500 | 10 |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.