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

Costa Mesa, CA · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CA:WA

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

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × WA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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-Costa Mesa: net price ranged $10,890–$20,211 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -31.9% is not a trend (r² 0.24).
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa: enrollment grew +84.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +20 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • 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-Costa Mesa 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 $13,000 at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($35,333 vs $23,724 at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($32,491 vs $26,897 at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?▼
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median debt at graduation at $7,773 versus $13,000 at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?▼
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $35,333 versus $23,724 at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?▼
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $32,491 versus $26,897 at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa. 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