Private for-profit · Community college
M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, Michigan · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $5,446
- Avg net price
- 93%
- Grad / completion
- $20,720
- Median earnings
M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (distant town setting), enrolling 50 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The federal Graduation Act of 1854 allowed settlers to purchase land from the government at discount rates, and the first white settlers began to arrive in what became Mount Pleasant. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 61 miles to Lansing, MI
- To Great Lakes shore
- 43 miles
- Nearest airport
- 35 miles to MBS (MBS)
How M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant compares
Higher than 92% · #6 of 96 in Michigan
Higher than 77%
Higher than 6% · #76 of 88 in Michigan
Cheaper than 89% · #16 cheapest of 94 in Michigan
Lower than 78%
Larger than 13%
Percentiles compare M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant 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 Michigan.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White88%
- Black4.0%
- Asian8.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 50
- Student–faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 64%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 11%
- Median family income
- $13,242
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
- $5,446
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
- 93%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $16,906
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $20,720
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 24%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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.
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?
M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant 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)
- $20,720
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 17%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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
- 35.5″
- Annual snow
- 39.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Central Michigan Univ, MI US station (1.3 mi from campus).
What M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant 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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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.