Private for-profit · Community college

Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota · Midsize city

#4 graduation rate in North Dakota

0%
Transfer rate: $12,773
Avg net price: 73%
Grad / completion: $27,987
Median earnings

Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Fargo, North Dakota (midsize city setting), enrolling 72 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 72 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowy

About Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Historically part of Sioux (Dakota) territory, the area that is present-day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats traversing the Red River during the 1870s and 1880s. The Winter Carnival in Fargo is a tradition that began in 1928. The annual Downtown Fargo Street Fair, a vibrant celebration that brings together an array of arts, crafts, and culinary experiences, contributes significantly to the city's cultural richness. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 2 miles to Fargo, ND
To Great Lakes shore: 223 miles
Nearest airport: 4 miles to Hector (FAR)

How Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo compares

Graduation rate73%

Higher than 66% · #4 of 16 in North Dakota

First-year retention85%

Higher than 73%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$27,987

Higher than 26% · #11 of 14 in North Dakota

Average net price$12,773

Cheaper than 59% · #10 cheapest of 15 in North Dakota

Median debt at graduation$7,917

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment72

Larger than 20%

Percentiles compare Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo 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 North Dakota.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White72%
Black14%
Hispanic4.2%
Asian4.2%
Other or multiracial5.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 72
Student–faculty ratio: 18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 39%
First-generation students: 31%
Students over 25: 27%
Median family income: $27,728

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: $12,773

Outcomes

Graduated: 73%
First-year retention: 85%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $30,411
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $27,987
Median debt at graduation: $7,917
Students with federal loans: 53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 54%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $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

$9,765

$30–48k

$13,623

$48–75k

$11,329

$75–110k

$9,459

$110k+

$16,063

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?

Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo 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): $27,987
Typical debt at graduation: $7,917
Debt vs. one year's pay: 28%
Out-earn a HS grad: 34%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 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: 82°F
Winter low: -2°F
Annual rain: 24.4″
Annual snow: 52.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fargo 3S, ND US station (2.8 mi from campus).

What Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

43 grads$28k 1 yr$31k 5 yr$12k debt

43$28,331$30,881$12,000 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

7 grads— 1 yr$27k 5 yr$8k debt

7—$26,854$7,917

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.

Colleges similar to Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo

Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo side by side →

Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Grand Forks

For-profit

Grand Forks, North Dakota · Small city · 72 mi to Fargo

Students: 61
Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $28k

The Hair Academy

For-profit

Bismarck, North Dakota · Small city · 1 mi to Bismarck

Students: 65
Tuition: —
Transfer: 5%
Earnings: $31k

The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo

For-profit

Fargo, North Dakota · Midsize city · 3 mi to Fargo

Students: 95
Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $31k

Interactive College of Technology

For-profit

Pasadena, Texas · Midsize city · 11 mi to Houston

Students: 86
Tuition: $11k
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $27k

Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago

For-profit

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 6 mi to Chicago

Students: 64
Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $29k

Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia

For-profit

Columbia, Missouri · Midsize city · 2 mi to Columbia

Students: 107
Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $28k

Colleges near Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo

Rasmussen University-North Dakota

Fargo, ND · Private for-profit · Associate · 52 students

1 mi

Lynnes Welding Training

Fargo, ND · Private for-profit · Certificate · 55 students

1 mi

The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo

Fargo, ND · Private for-profit · Certificate · 95 students

1 mi

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, ND · Public · Bachelor's · 9,471 students

3 mi

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,829 students

3 mi

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Public · Bachelor's · 3,072 students

3 mi

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, ND · Public · Associate · 1,909 students

42 mi

Mayville State University

Mayville, ND · Public · Bachelor's · 733 students

50 mi

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.