After American Beauty School: graduation, pay and debt

Bronx, New York · For-profit · 140 undergrads

The typical student earns $21,111 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $3,500 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$21.1k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$3,500

median federal debt at graduation.

46%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

46%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$19,731

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$19,483

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$21,111

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard

22%

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

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$3,500

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$3,169

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

46%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

42%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

33%

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

Where these numbers come from