Private for-profit · Community college

Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup

Jessup, Maryland · Large suburb

10%
Transfer rate: $19,011
Avg net price: 51%
Grad / completion: $35,225
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Jessup, Maryland (large suburb setting), enrolling 131 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 131 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Jessup, Maryland

Jessup is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard and Anne Arundel counties, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Jessup is located near the site of the historic Spurrier's Tavern, a farm and tavern located on the post road between Baltimore and Washington (Route One) where George Washington traveled regularly. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 13 miles to Baltimore, MD
To the ocean: 11 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) · major hub

How Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup compares

Graduation rate51%

Higher than 38% · #14 of 38 in Maryland

First-year retention75%

Higher than 55%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,225

Higher than 50% · #23 of 38 in Maryland

Average net price$19,011

Cheaper than 36% · #25 cheapest of 40 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment131

Larger than 34%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup 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 Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women12495%
Men75%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White24%
Black45%
Hispanic27%
Asian3.0%
Other or multiracial1.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 131
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 58%
First-generation students: 58%
Students over 25: 68%
Median family income: $21,095

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: $19,011

Outcomes

Graduated: 51%
First-year retention: 75%
Transferred to another college: 10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $25,632
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,225
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 59%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 44%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

51%

Low-income (Pell)

56%

First-generation

56%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

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

$13,508

$30–48k

$19,344

$48–75k

$20,299

$75–110k

$20,862

$110k+

$21,861

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$750

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $750. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 137 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $35,225
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 27%
Out-earn a HS grad: 36%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 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: 25°F
Annual rain: 45″
Annual snow: 19.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Baltimore Wash Intl AP, MD US station (5.5 mi from campus).

What Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

66 grads— 1 yr$23k 5 yr— debt

66—$23,343—

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.