Private for-profit · Community college
Salon & Spa Institute
Brownsville, Texas · Midsize city
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- Transfer rate
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- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- $21,571
- Median earnings
Salon & Spa Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Brownsville, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 71 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and county seat of Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. In 1781, Spanish government officials granted José Salvador de la Garza 59 leagues of land (408 sq mi). He used the land to construct a ranch several miles northwest of the area. During the early 1800s, Brownsville was known to residents as los tejidos (English: "pasturelands"). Brownsville is known for its strong Mexican culture. Charro Days is a two-nation fiesta celebration held in Brownsville in cooperation with Matamoros, Mexico. It is accompanied with El Grito, a joyous shout originating in Mexican culture. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Brownsville, TX
- To the ocean
- 16 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Brownsville South Padre Island (BRO)
How Salon & Spa Institute compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 8% · #186 of 206 in Texas
Lower than 72%
Lower than 12%
Larger than 20%
Percentiles compare Salon & Spa Institute 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 Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White1.4%
- Hispanic97%
- Other or multiracial1.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 71
- Student–faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
- First-generation students
- 58%
- Students over 25
- 42%
- Median family income
- $15,932
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 100%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $16,229
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $21,571
- Median debt at graduation
- $8,212
- Students with federal loans
- 30%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 22%
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%.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $21,571
- Typical debt at graduation
- $8,212
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 38%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 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
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 50°F
- Annual rain
- 26.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wfo Brownsville, TX US station (5.8 mi from campus).
What Salon & Spa Institute 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.