10-yr median earnings
$25,148
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Skokie, Illinois
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute is a private for-profit institution in Skokie, Illinois. 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.
- 91.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $14,488
- Avg net price / yr
- $25,148
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 12th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 91.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute 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
59/100
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute
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
$25,148
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,488
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
91.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,136
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
$14,488
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
91.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 91.8%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute 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 Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute 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.
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$25,148 12th percentile higher than 12% 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 | Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $25,148 | #4483 of 5103 | 12th |
| Average net price | $14,488 | #1995 of 5020 | 60th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 91.8% | #166 of 4858 | 97th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 141 | #4019 of 5462 | 26th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
141
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
91.8%
150%-time completion
$25,148
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute ranks in Illinois
State rank among 189 reporting Illinois colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $25,148 | #172 of 189 | 9th |
| Average net price | $14,488 | #84 of 179 | 53rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 91.8% | #6 of 171 | 96th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 141 | #136 of 201 | 32nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Illinois
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | $92,405 | $31,837 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | $91,885 | $14,860 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | $89,363 | $29,167 |
| 4 | St. John's College | $86,331 | - |
| 5 | Lakeview College of Nursing | $84,522 | - |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $82,592 | $18,425 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $81,054 | $14,355 |
| 8 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | $77,709 | - |
| 9 | Rush University | $75,194 | - |
| 10 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | $72,850 | - |
| 11 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $72,430 | - |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago | $71,530 | $36,079 |
| 172 | Estelle Skin Care and Spa InstituteThis school | $25,148 | $14,488 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $14,488 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $14,488 |
45.1%
Pell Grant Rate
45.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,136
Median Debt
$76/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +7.4% over 10 years, from $12,889 to $13,837 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $12,8892023 · $13,837
Over the same years, enrollment went +27.4% (95 → 121 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
52.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$21,402
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 91.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $21,402 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $25,148 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $7,136 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $76/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 129 | $27,483 | $7,645 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute? ▼
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute is a private for-profit institution in Skokie, Illinois. Undergraduate enrollment is 141 students.
How much do Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $25,148 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $21,402.
How much does Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute is $14,488.. Median student debt at graduation is $7,136.
What is the graduation rate at Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute? ▼
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute has a 91.8% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute is $7,136, while former students earn a median of $25,148 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $76.
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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