Private for-profit · Community college

Aveda Institute-Maryland

Bel Air, Maryland · Midsize suburb

#2 graduation rate in Maryland

0%
Transfer rate: $13,705
Avg net price: 97%
Grad / completion: $21,250
Median earnings

Aveda Institute-Maryland is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Bel Air, Maryland (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 77 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 77 undergradsMidsize suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Bel Air, Maryland

Bel Air is a town and the county seat of Harford County, Maryland, United States. Bel Air's identity has gone through several incarnations since 1780. Aquilla Scott, who had inherited land known as "Scott's Improvement Enlarged", planned the town on a portion that he called "Scott's Old Fields". Bel Air includes one of Maryland's 24 designated arts and entertainment districts. The district consists of 99 acres, which includes most of the city's downtown. It is used for concerts, art galleries, and other venues and events. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 22 miles to Baltimore, MD
To the ocean: 7 miles
Nearest airport: 30 miles to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) · major hub

How Aveda Institute-Maryland compares

Graduation rate97%

Higher than 95% · #2 of 38 in Maryland

First-year retention95%

Higher than 88%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,250

Higher than 7% · #31 of 38 in Maryland

Average net price$13,705

Cheaper than 55% · #16 cheapest of 40 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment77

Larger than 22%

Percentiles compare Aveda Institute-Maryland 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 Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White69%
Black19%
Hispanic3.9%
Asian1.3%
Other or multiracial6.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 77
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 33%
First-generation students: 44%
Students over 25: 27%
Median family income: $14,228

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: $13,705

Outcomes

Graduated: 97%
First-year retention: 95%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $24,894
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $21,250
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 46%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 43%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

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

$12,891

$30–48k

$12,891

$48–75k

$13,225

$75–110k

$17,821

$110k+

$17,821

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?

Aveda Institute-Maryland 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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $21,250
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 30%
Out-earn a HS grad: 21%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 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: 25°F
Annual rain: 47.1″
Annual snow: 18.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld, MD US station (10.5 mi from campus).

What Aveda Institute-Maryland graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

102 grads$16k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$10k debt

102$16,394$28,770$9,833

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.