After Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy: graduation, pay and debt

Amarillo, Texas · For-profit · 134 undergrads

Graduates leave with $9,833 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$9,833

median federal debt at graduation.

31%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

47%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$20,002

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$21,827

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$9,833

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$7,710

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$7,518

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$9,833

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

31%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from