Private for-profit · Community college

Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology

Oswego, Illinois · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$19,050
Avg net price
63%
Grad / completion
$23,412
Median earnings

Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Oswego, Illinois (large suburb setting), enrolling 136 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 136 undergradsLarge suburbCold winters

About Oswego, Illinois

Oswego is a village in Kendall and Will counties, Illinois, United States. In 1833, William Smith Wilson, his wife Rebecca, and his brother-in-law Daniel Pearce moved to the area now known as Oswego. In 1842, the federal government placed the land for sale at an established price of $1.25 an acre. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
40 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
41 miles
Nearest airport
31 miles to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) · major hub

How Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology compares

Graduation rate63%

Higher than 52% · #53 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention80%

Higher than 64%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$23,412

Higher than 12% · #105 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$19,050

Cheaper than 36% · #84 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment136

Larger than 35%

Percentiles compare Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology 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 Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White41%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic39%
  • Other or multiracial8.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
136
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
49%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
41%
Median family income
$24,346

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
$19,050

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
63%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$22,166
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$23,412
Median debt at graduation
$9,833
Students with federal loans
55%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

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
$16,703
$30–48k
$18,453
$48–75k
$20,051
$75–110k
$23,331
$110k+
$24,098

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)
$23,412
Typical debt at graduation
$9,833
Debt vs. one year's pay
42%
Out-earn a HS grad
19%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 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
84°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
39.5″
Annual snow
27.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aurora, IL US station (7.3 mi from campus).

What Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology 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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