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The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne

Melbourne, Florida · Small city

0%
Transfer rate
$14,520
Avg net price
86%
Grad / completion
$16,515
Median earnings

The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Melbourne, Florida (small city setting), enrolling 163 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 163 undergradsSmall cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. Evidence for the presence of Paleo-Indians in the Melbourne area during the late Pleistocene epoch was uncovered during the 1920s. The Melbourne Arts Festival, held in April in Wickham Park, draws from 50,000 to 60,000 visitors. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
54 miles to Orlando, FL
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Melbourne Orlando (MLB)

How The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne compares

Graduation rate86%

Higher than 85% · #41 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention94%

Higher than 87%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$16,515

Higher than 1% · #167 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$14,520

Cheaper than 52% · #82 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$7,528

Lower than 79%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment163

Larger than 39%

Percentiles compare The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne 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 Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

163undergrads
  • Women15193%
  • Men127%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White37%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Asian1.2%
  • Other or multiracial31%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
163
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
46%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
45%
Median family income
$13,607

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
$14,520

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
86%
First-year retention
94%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$22,621
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$16,515
Median debt at graduation
$7,528
Students with federal loans
54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
28%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$150

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
$12,856
$30–48k
$15,087
$48–75k
$15,145
$75–110k
$17,610
$110k+
$17,610

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.

9%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,111
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,111. 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 103 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)
$16,515
Typical debt at graduation
$7,528
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
13%

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
90°F
Winter low
52°F
Annual rain
50.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.87.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Melbourne Intl AP, FL US station (1.6 mi from campus).

What The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
135 grads$18k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$9k 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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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.