Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

Shawnee Beauty College

Shawnee, Oklahoma · Distant town

0%
Transfer rate
$8,089
Avg net price
83%
Grad / completion
$18,636
Median earnings

Shawnee Beauty College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Shawnee, Oklahoma (distant town setting), enrolling 60 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 60 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About Shawnee, Oklahoma

Shawnee is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The Sac and Fox originally were deeded land in the immediate area but were soon followed by the Kickapoo, Shawnee, and Potawatomi Indians. These federally recognized tribes continue to reside today in and around Shawnee. The Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center, opened in 1981, has 152,400 square feet (14,160 m2) of exhibit space, a 19,200-square-foot (1,780 m2) indoor arena that seats 1,000, an outdoor arena seating 7,500, and an RV park, on 72 acres (290,000 m2). (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
402 miles
Nearest airport
39 miles to OKC Will Rogers World (OKC) · major hub

How Shawnee Beauty College compares

Graduation rate83%

Higher than 81% · #17 of 67 in Oklahoma

First-year retention87%

Higher than 76%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$18,636

Higher than 4% · #57 of 61 in Oklahoma

Average net price$8,089

Cheaper than 78% · #23 cheapest of 62 in Oklahoma

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment60

Larger than 17%

Percentiles compare Shawnee Beauty College 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 Oklahoma.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White62%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic3.3%
  • Other or multiracial20%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
60
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
90%
First-generation students
—
Students over 25
32%
Median family income
$16,985

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
$8,089

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
83%
First-year retention
87%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$16,144
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$18,636
Median debt at graduation
—
Students with federal loans
7%

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.

< $30k
$7,751
$30–48k
$8,653
$48–75k
$8,879
$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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Shawnee Beauty College 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)
$18,636
Typical debt at graduation
—
Debt vs. one year's pay
—
Out-earn a HS grad
33%
Weigh it value

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
93°F
Winter low
29°F
Annual rain
39.4″
Annual snow
4.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shawnee 3Nnw Mesonet, OK US station (2.1 mi from campus).

What Shawnee Beauty College graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
97 grads$17k 1 yr— 5 yr$4k debt

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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Shawnee Beauty College side by side →

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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Earnings
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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Earnings
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Florida Academy of Health & Beauty

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Oakland Park, Florida · Large suburb · 28 mi to Miami

Students
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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Earnings
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Broken Arrow Beauty College

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Broken Arrow, Oklahoma · Large suburb · 14 mi to Tulsa

Students
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Tuition
—
Transfer
0%
Earnings
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Woodward, Oklahoma · Remote town · 124 mi to Oklahoma City

Students
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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Earnings
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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.