Private for-profit · Community college
A Better U Beauty Barber Academy
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $20,249
- Avg net price
- 79%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
A Better U Beauty Barber Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Albuquerque, New Mexico (large city setting), enrolling 46 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. By the 1500s, there were around 20 Tiwa pueblos along a 60-mile (97 km) stretch of river from present-day Algodones to the Rio Puerco confluence south of Belen. Of these, 12 or 13 were densely clustered near present-day Bernalillo, and the remainder were spread out to the south. Albuquerque hosts the International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest gathering of hot-air balloons, taking place every October at Balloon Fiesta Park, with its 47-acre launch field. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Albuquerque, NM
- To the ocean
- 463 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) · major hub
How A Better U Beauty Barber Academy compares
Higher than 75% · #3 of 29 in New Mexico
Higher than 95%
Cheaper than 31% · #28 cheapest of 30 in New Mexico
Lower than 89%
Larger than 12%
Percentiles compare A Better U Beauty Barber Academy with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New Mexico.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White8.7%
- Black13%
- Hispanic59%
- Other or multiracial20%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 46
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 54%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 50%
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $20,249
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 79%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
A Better U Beauty Barber Academy funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 91°F
- Winter low
- 26°F
- Annual rain
- 8.8″
- Annual snow
- 7.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albuquerque Intl AP, NM US station (5.1 mi from campus).
What A Better U Beauty Barber Academy graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.