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After Elite School of Cosmetology: graduation, pay and debt

Norwalk, Ohio · For-profit · 179 undergrads

The typical student earns $23,547 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,412 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$23.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$7,412
median federal debt at graduation.
27%
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
59%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$19,104
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$22,311
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$23,547

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
$7,412
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,806
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,875
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
27%

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