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Avalon School of Cosmetology vs Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake

Worthington, MN · Spirit Lake, IA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · GAP-EARN

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × IA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 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.

  • Avalon School of Cosmetology: net price ranged $3,554–$13,095 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +77.0% is not a trend (r² 0.31).
  • Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake: average net price fell -48.2% from $10,614 (2013) to $5,498 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Avalon School of Cosmetology: enrollment shrank -45.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -1 students/yr fitted, r² 0.54.
  • Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake: enrollment ranged 7–19 (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.

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

Largest gaps: Avalon School of Cosmetology vs Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Avalon School of Cosmetology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($28,336 vs $23,784 at Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake leads on avg net price ($5,508 vs $6,507 at Avalon School of Cosmetology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Avalon School of Cosmetology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($21,096 vs $20,200 at Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Avalon School of Cosmetology and Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake?▼
Avalon School of Cosmetology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $28,336 versus $23,784 at Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Avalon School of Cosmetology and Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake?▼
Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake leads on avg net price at $5,508 versus $6,507 at Avalon School of Cosmetology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Avalon School of Cosmetology and Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake?▼
Avalon School of Cosmetology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $21,096 versus $20,200 at Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake. 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 (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025