Private for-profit · Community college
Morgantown Beauty College Inc
Morgantown, West Virginia · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $12,823
- Avg net price
- 72%
- Grad / completion
- $22,230
- Median earnings
Morgantown Beauty College Inc is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Morgantown, West Virginia (small city setting), enrolling 68 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The treaty decided the issue in favor of the British, but Indian fighting continued almost to the beginning of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. Morgantown has a well-established theatrical presence, supported in part by the infrastructure provided by West Virginia University, including the Canady Creative Arts Center and the West Virginia Public Theatre. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 56 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 159 miles
- Nearest airport
- 2 miles to Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW)
How Morgantown Beauty College Inc compares
Higher than 66% · #20 of 42 in West Virginia
Higher than 72%
Higher than 9% · #36 of 40 in West Virginia
Cheaper than 58% · #32 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia
Lower than 87%
Lower than 82%
Larger than 19%
Percentiles compare Morgantown Beauty College Inc 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 West Virginia.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White81%
- Black7.3%
- Hispanic2.9%
- Asian2.9%
- Other or multiracial5.9%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 68
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 53%
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Students over 25
- 30%
- Median family income
- $26,604
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
- $12,823
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
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,195
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,230
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,365
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 37%
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.
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?
Morgantown Beauty College Inc 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)
- $22,230
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,365
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 29%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 27%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 21°F
- Annual rain
- 44.5″
- Annual snow
- 14.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morgantown L&D, WV US station (1 mi from campus).
What Morgantown Beauty College Inc 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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- Transfer
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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.