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American Beauty School

Bronx, New York · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$12,492
Avg net price
50%
Grad / completion
$21,111
Median earnings

American Beauty School is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Bronx, New York (large city setting), enrolling 113 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 113 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersNear the coast

About Bronx, New York

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. Originally, the area was part of the Lenape's Lenapehoking territory inhabited by Siwanoy of the Wappinger Confederacy. European colonization of the Bronx began in 1639. Over time, European colonists converted the area into farmlands. Mid-20th century movies set in the Bronx portrayed densely settled, working-class, urban culture. From This Day Forward (1946), set in Highbridge, occasionally delved into Bronx life. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
11 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How American Beauty School compares

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 37% · #121 of 185 in New York

First-year retention83%

Higher than 70%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,111

Higher than 7% · #143 of 148 in New York

Average net price$12,492

Cheaper than 60% · #55 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$3,500

Lower than 99%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment113

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare American Beauty School 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 York.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White4.4%
  • Black29%
  • Hispanic52%
  • Asian2.6%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
113
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
49%
First-generation students
56%
Students over 25
37%
Median family income
$12,852

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
$12,492

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
50%
First-year retention
83%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$19,731
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$21,111
Median debt at graduation
$3,500
Students with federal loans
39%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

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.

< $30k
$12,492
$30–48k
—
$48–75k
—
$75–110k
—
$110k+
—

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.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$21,111
Typical debt at graduation
$3,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
17%
Out-earn a HS grad
17%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
49.9″
Annual snow
29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bronx, NY US station (0.6 mi from campus).

What American Beauty School graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
91 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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Tuition
—
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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.