Private for-profit · Community college

Artistic Academy of Hair Design

Morris Plains, New Jersey · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate: $19,085
Avg net price: 83%
Grad / completion: $34,266
Median earnings

Artistic Academy of Hair Design is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Morris Plains, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 88 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 88 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Morris Plains, New Jersey

Morris Plains is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough has been a major base of operations for Pfizer, previously the headquarters for Warner-Lambert. Pfizer has sponsored the Health and Medical Science Academy at Morristown High School and an annual 5k race around Morris Plains. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 27 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 21 miles
Nearest airport: 20 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How Artistic Academy of Hair Design compares

Graduation rate83%

Higher than 81% · #23 of 89 in New Jersey

First-year retention92%

Higher than 84%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,266

Higher than 47% · #47 of 68 in New Jersey

Average net price$19,085

Cheaper than 36% · #45 cheapest of 83 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$5,500

Lower than 96%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment88

Larger than 25%

Percentiles compare Artistic Academy of Hair Design 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 Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White70%
Black2.3%
Hispanic23%
Asian2.3%
Other or multiracial2.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 88
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 27%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 18%
Median family income: $46,251

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: $19,085

Outcomes

Graduated: 83%
First-year retention: 92%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $35,422
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $34,266
Median debt at graduation: $5,500
Students with federal loans: 44%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 66%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

$19,085

$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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

92%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,482

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 92% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,482. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 39 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $34,266
Typical debt at graduation: $5,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 16%
Out-earn a HS grad: 39%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.6 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: 85°F
Winter low: 21°F
Annual rain: 49.2″
Annual snow: 24″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boonton 1 SE, NJ US station (5.3 mi from campus).

What Artistic Academy of Hair Design graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

120 grads$17k 1 yr$30k 5 yr$6k debt

120$17,274$30,361$5,500

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.