After Academy of Hair Design – Austin: graduation, pay and debt
The typical student earns $25,129 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$25.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,500
median federal debt at graduation.
36%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$21,250
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$22,647
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$25,129
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,917
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,917
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,917
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
40%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
48%
Where these numbers come from
Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers