After Elevate Salon Institute: graduation, pay and debt
Durham, North Carolina · For-profit · 85 undergrads
The typical student earns $28,934 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $6,333 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$28.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$6,333
median federal debt at graduation.
45%
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
63%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,698
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,230
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$28,934
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$6,333
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
$5,917
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
45%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers