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After Fosters Cosmetology College: graduation, pay and debt

Ripley, Mississippi · For-profit · 22 undergrads

Graduates leave with $6,044 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$6,044
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
80%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$23,011
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$16,312

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
$6,044
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,044
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
2%

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