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Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus vs Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle

Columbus, OH · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair OH:WA

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

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle: average net price rose +65.3% from $18,564 (2013) to $30,692 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus: net price ranged $12,980–$18,169 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +15.6% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus: enrollment ranged 137–216 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle: enrollment shrank -45.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -25 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.

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: Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus vs Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median debt at graduation ($7,773 vs $9,833 at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($35,333 vs $28,153 at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($37,609 vs $32,491 at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?▼
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median debt at graduation at $7,773 versus $9,833 at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?▼
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $35,333 versus $28,153 at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $37,609 versus $32,491 at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle. 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