10-yr median earnings
$17,827
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston School of Beauty Culture
Charleston School of Beauty Culture is a private for-profit institution in Charleston, West Virginia. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 58.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $11,638
- Avg net price / yr
- $17,827
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Charleston School of Beauty Culture posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 2nd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 58.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +5%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Charleston School of Beauty Culture profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
50/100
Charleston School of Beauty Culture
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$17,827
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$11,638
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
58.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,128
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$11,638
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
58.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 58.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Charleston School of Beauty Culture vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Charleston School of Beauty Culture ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Charleston School of Beauty Culture: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$17,827 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Charleston School of Beauty Culture | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $17,827 | #5015 of 5103 | 2nd |
| Average net price | $11,638 | #1429 of 5020 | 72nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.2% | #2348 of 4858 | 52nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 46 | #4981 of 5462 | 9th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
46
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
58.2%
150%-time completion
$17,827
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Charleston School of Beauty Culture ranks in West Virginia
State rank among 59 reporting West Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Charleston School of Beauty Culture | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $17,827 | #58 of 59 | 2nd |
| Average net price | $11,638 | #39 of 61 | 36th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.2% | #30 of 56 | 46th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 46 | #50 of 64 | 22nd |
Highest former-student earnings in West Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition | $69,666 | - |
| 2 | Wheeling University | $57,949 | $20,503 |
| 3 | West Virginia University | $55,939 | $15,634 |
| 4 | West Virginia University Institute of Technology | $55,939 | $9,337 |
| 5 | Potomac State College of West Virginia University | $55,939 | $9,197 |
| 6 | University of Charleston | $55,774 | $22,107 |
| 7 | West Virginia Wesleyan College | $51,593 | $18,083 |
| 8 | Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | $51,465 | -$767 |
| 9 | Shepherd University | $49,358 | $11,363 |
| 10 | United Technical Center | $49,130 | $3,461 |
| 11 | Fairmont State University | $46,857 | $9,032 |
| 12 | Marshall University | $46,354 | $7,502 |
| 58 | Charleston School of Beauty CultureThis school | $17,827 | $11,638 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $11,638 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $11,039 |
| Over $110,000 | $15,831 |
63.2%
Pell Grant Rate
46.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,128
Median Debt
$65/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Charleston School of Beauty Culture rose +121.7% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $5,322 in 2013 to $11,801 in 2023, a rise of $6,479 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $5,3222023 · $11,801
Over the same years, enrollment went -55.4% (121 → 54 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
67.8%
Female
61.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
$17,000
Median Earnings (6yr)
16.7%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 58.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $17,000 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $17,827 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 16.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,128 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $65/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 31 | $19,872 | $6,333 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Charleston School of Beauty Culture? ▼
Charleston School of Beauty Culture is a private for-profit institution in Charleston, West Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 46 students.
How much do Charleston School of Beauty Culture former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Charleston School of Beauty Culture who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $17,827 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $17,000.
How much does Charleston School of Beauty Culture cost? ▼
The average net price at Charleston School of Beauty Culture is $11,638.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,128.
What is the graduation rate at Charleston School of Beauty Culture? ▼
Charleston School of Beauty Culture has a 58.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Charleston School of Beauty Culture worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Charleston School of Beauty Culture is $6,128, while former students earn a median of $17,827 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 34% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $65.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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