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The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska vs University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Onalaska, WI · La Crosse, WI · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · WI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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-Onalaska: average net price rose +41.9% from $11,596 (2013) to $16,460 (2023), r² 0.60.
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: net price ranged $14,424–$15,653 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.8% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska: enrollment ranged 60–87 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: enrollment ranged 9,137–9,517 (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.

Scorecard metrics

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

Largest gaps: The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska vs University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska leads on median debt at graduation ($8,374 vs $22,500 at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($60,378 vs $30,744 at The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (85.8% vs 43.8% at The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse?▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska leads on median debt at graduation at $8,374 versus $22,500 at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse?▼
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $60,378 versus $30,744 at The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse?▼
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 85.8% versus 43.8% at The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska. 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