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Academy of Cosmetology vs Universal Spa Training Academy

Merritt Island, FL · Downers Grove, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × IL
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Universal Spa Training Academy: average net price rose +102.8% from $10,133 (2013) to $20,547 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • Academy of Cosmetology: net price ranged $10,874–$19,251 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.4% is not a trend (r² 0.39).
  • Academy of Cosmetology: enrollment ranged 113–144 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Universal Spa Training Academy: enrollment ranged 58–162 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Academy of Cosmetology vs Universal Spa Training Academy

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion (95.1% vs 38.7% at Academy of Cosmetology)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Universal Spa Training Academy leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($41,928 vs $20,144 at Academy of Cosmetology)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Academy of Cosmetology leads on median debt at graduation ($5,500 vs $7,283 at Universal Spa Training Academy)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Academy of Cosmetology and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 95.1% versus 38.7% at Academy of Cosmetology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Academy of Cosmetology and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $41,928 versus $20,144 at Academy of Cosmetology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Academy of Cosmetology and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Academy of Cosmetology leads on median debt at graduation at $5,500 versus $7,283 at Universal Spa Training Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025