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After American Hair Academy: graduation, pay and debt

Mt. Pleasant, Iowa · For-profit · 27 undergrads

The typical student earns $28,724 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,858 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$28.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,858
median federal debt at graduation.
50%
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
73%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$17,836
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$18,843
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$28,724

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
$9,858
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
50%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
33%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
49%

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