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After American Academy of Cosmetology: graduation, pay and debt

Orange Park, Florida · For-profit · 96 undergrads

The typical student earns $23,985 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,638 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$24k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$7,638
median federal debt at graduation.
25%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
88%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$24,851
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$18,666
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$23,985

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$7,638
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,333
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,333
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
25%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
28%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers