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Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology vs Aurora University

Oswego, IL · Aurora, IL · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IL
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Aurora University: average net price rose +11.2% from $17,075 (2013) to $18,992 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology: net price ranged $16,024–$21,682 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.8% is not a trend (r² 0.14).
  • Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology: enrollment grew +31.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +4 students/yr fitted, r² 0.48.
  • Aurora University: enrollment grew +24.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +85 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.

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: Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology vs Aurora University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Aurora University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($58,709 vs $23,412 at Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Aurora University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($51,237 vs $22,166 at Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology leads on median debt at graduation ($9,833 vs $20,318 at Aurora University)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology and Aurora University?▼
Aurora University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $58,709 versus $23,412 at Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology and Aurora University?▼
Aurora University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $51,237 versus $22,166 at Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology and Aurora University?▼
Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology leads on median debt at graduation at $9,833 versus $20,318 at Aurora University. 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