My colleges

After Steven Papageorge Hair Academy: graduation, pay and debt

Chicago, Illinois · For-profit · 68 undergrads

The typical student earns $29,592 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$29.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
43%
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
80%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$21,758
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,592
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
25%

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

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
2.6%

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