Colleges

Private nonprofit · Community college

Brillare Beauty Institute

Cleveland, Tennessee · Small city

0%
Transfer rate
$17,894
Avg net price
84%
Grad / completion
$24,728
Median earnings

Brillare Beauty Institute is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Cleveland, Tennessee (small city setting), enrolling 265 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 265 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Cleveland, Tennessee

Cleveland is the county seat of and the largest city in Bradley County, Tennessee. Peoples of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture, beginning about 900–1000 CE, established numerous villages along the river valleys and tributaries. The MainStreet Cleveland Halloween Block Party draws more than 20,000 people to the city every year. The event began in 1988 as a candy handout at the Cleveland Police Department and Centenary Avenue, and has grown to one of the largest events in Cleveland. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
295 miles
Nearest airport
21 miles to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)

How Brillare Beauty Institute compares

Graduation rate84%

Higher than 82% · #12 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention91%

Higher than 83%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,728

Higher than 17% · #60 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$17,894

Cheaper than 40% · #56 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$7,479

Lower than 80%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment265

Larger than 51%

Percentiles compare Brillare Beauty Institute 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 Tennessee.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black9.8%
  • Hispanic7.9%
  • Other or multiracial7.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
265
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
72%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$17,924

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
$17,894

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
84%
First-year retention
91%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$16,588
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$24,728
Median debt at graduation
$7,479
Students with federal loans
72%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
46%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$25

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
$17,344
$30–48k
$18,633
$48–75k
$21,075
$75–110k
$21,460
$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?

Brillare Beauty Institute 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)
$24,728
Typical debt at graduation
$7,479
Debt vs. one year's pay
30%
Out-earn a HS grad
14%

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
89°F
Winter low
29°F
Annual rain
57.6″
Annual snow
1.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cleveland Fltr Plt, TN US station (5.4 mi from campus).

What Brillare Beauty Institute graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
180 grads$21k 1 yr— 5 yr$8k 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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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.