Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

The Beauty Institute

Whitehall, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$15,916
Avg net price
68%
Grad / completion
$23,580
Median earnings

The Beauty Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Whitehall, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 70 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 70 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Whitehall, Pennsylvania

Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. There has been a route connecting Charing Cross to Westminster since the Middle Ages; the 12th-century historian William Fitzstephen described it as "a continued suburb, mingled with large and beautiful gardens, and orchards belonging to the citizens". The Whitehall Theatre opened in 1930 at the north west end of the street, on a site that had previously been Ye Old Ship Tavern in the 17th century. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
2 miles to Allentown, PA
To the ocean
49 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Lehigh Valley (ABE)

How The Beauty Institute compares

Graduation rate68%

Higher than 60% · #77 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention73%

Higher than 51%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$23,580

Higher than 13% · #126 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$15,916

Cheaper than 47% · #52 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$10,763

Lower than 37%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment70

Larger than 19%

Percentiles compare The Beauty 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 Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

70undergrads
  • Women6289%
  • Men811%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White27%
  • Black26%
  • Hispanic36%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
70
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
76%
First-generation students
58%
Students over 25
46%
Median family income
$13,214

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
$15,916

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
68%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$15,153
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$23,580
Median debt at graduation
$10,763
Students with federal loans
76%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
21%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

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
$15,243
$30–48k
$17,218
$48–75k
$18,068
$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?

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

1%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,000
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,000. 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 155 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)
$23,580
Typical debt at graduation
$10,763
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
28%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 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
86°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
47.4″
Annual snow
33.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Allentown Intl AP, PA US station (2.1 mi from campus).

What The Beauty Institute graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
100 grads$15k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$11k 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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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Tuition
—
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Empire Beauty School-York

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York, Pennsylvania · Midsize suburb · 20 mi to Lancaster

Students
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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Earnings
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Reading, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 28 mi to Allentown

Students
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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Earnings
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Empire Beauty School-Monroeville

For-profit

Monroeville, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 11 mi to Pittsburgh

Students
84
Tuition
—
Transfer
0%
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.