Private for-profit · Community college

Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield

Springfield, Missouri · Midsize city

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Transfer rate: $16,926
Avg net price: 80%
Grad / completion: $25,931
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Springfield, Missouri (midsize city setting), enrolling 297 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 297 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. In the 1830s, the native Osage Nation, the Kickapoo from Indiana, and the Lenape (Delaware) from the mid-Atlantic coast had settled in this general area trying to evade encroachment by European Americans on their lands. Like many cities across the nation, Springfield has seen a resurgence in its downtown area. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 4 miles to Springfield, MO
To Great Lakes shore: 441 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Springfield Branson National (SGF)

How Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield compares

Graduation rate80%

Higher than 77% · #22 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention50%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,931

Higher than 21% · #51 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$16,926

Cheaper than 44% · #38 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$7,917

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment297

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield 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 Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White88%
Black3.4%
Hispanic4.7%
Other or multiracial4.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 297
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 55%
First-generation students: 43%
Students over 25: 24%
Median family income: $23,030

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 22 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Missouri100%

Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield draws overwhelmingly from Missouri.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $16,926

Outcomes

Graduated: 80%
First-year retention: 50%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $19,178
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $25,931
Median debt at graduation: $7,917
Students with federal loans: 51%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 35%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

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

$16,925

$30–48k

$16,929

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

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): $25,931
Typical debt at graduation: $7,917
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 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: 88°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 46.5″
Annual snow: 13.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield Wbo, MO US station (3 mi from campus).

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

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

306 grads$20k 1 yr$20k 5 yr$10k debt

306$20,368$19,597$9,833

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.