Arkansas State University Three Rivers vs Hot Springs Beauty College

Malvern, AR · Hot Springs, AR · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · AR
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Hot Springs Beauty College: net price ranged $8,110–$12,907 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +23.5% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Arkansas State University Three Rivers: average net price fell -14.1% from $8,758 (2013) to $7,520 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Arkansas State University Three Rivers: enrollment shrank -37.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -42 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Hot Springs Beauty College: enrollment grew +114.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +7 students/yr fitted, r² 0.62.

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: Arkansas State University Three Rivers vs Hot Springs Beauty College

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Arkansas State University Three Rivers leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($33,365 vs $16,969 at Hot Springs Beauty College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Arkansas State University Three Rivers leads on avg net price ($8,070 vs $14,294 at Hot Springs Beauty College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Arkansas State University Three Rivers leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($37,374 vs $21,563 at Hot Springs Beauty College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Arkansas State University Three Rivers and Hot Springs Beauty College?▼
Arkansas State University Three Rivers leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $33,365 versus $16,969 at Hot Springs Beauty College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Arkansas State University Three Rivers and Hot Springs Beauty College?▼
Arkansas State University Three Rivers leads on avg net price at $8,070 versus $14,294 at Hot Springs Beauty College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Arkansas State University Three Rivers and Hot Springs Beauty College?▼
Arkansas State University Three Rivers leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $37,374 versus $21,563 at Hot Springs Beauty College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025