Florida Institute of Technology vs The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne

Melbourne, FL · Melbourne, FL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · FL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne: average net price rose +58.2% from $12,529 (2013) to $19,821 (2023), r² 0.82.
  • Florida Institute of Technology: net price ranged $27,291–$35,300 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.9% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • Florida Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 3,114–3,419 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne: enrollment grew +33.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +6 students/yr fitted, r² 0.44.

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: Florida Institute of Technology vs The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne leads on median debt at graduation ($7,528 vs $27,000 at Florida Institute of Technology)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Florida Institute of Technology leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (83.2% vs 26.6% at The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Florida Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($43,137 vs $16,515 at The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Florida Institute of Technology and The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne?
The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne leads on median debt at graduation at $7,528 versus $27,000 at Florida Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Florida Institute of Technology and The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne?
Florida Institute of Technology leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 83.2% versus 26.6% at The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Florida Institute of Technology and The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne?
Florida Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $43,137 versus $16,515 at The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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