Private For-Profit · Mesquite, Texas

Hands on Therapy

Hands on Therapy is a private for-profit institution in Mesquite, Texas. 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.

64.1%
150%-time completion
$17,252
Avg net price / yr
$28,323
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Hands on Therapy posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

17th pct.
former-student earnings, US
64.1%
150%-time completion
+28%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Hands on Therapy 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

D
College Value Score
45/100
Hands on Therapy

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
$28,323
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,252
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C+
64.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$7,917
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
34.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Hands on Therapy vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$28,323

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$17,252

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

64.1%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 64.1%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Hands on Therapy vs peers

Hands on Therapy positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 6 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Hands on Therapy positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $14K $48K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $15K $25K Avg Net Price ($) Hands on Therapy (you are here): $28K earn · $17K net · 64% grad You are here - Hands on Therapy Trend Barber College: $17K earn · $20K net · 47% grad Trend Barber College Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin: $25K earn · $21K net · 40% grad Baldwin Beauty Sch… Dallas Institute of Funeral Service: $46K earn · $23K net · 30% grad Dallas Institute o… Invictus Career College: $28K earn · $24K net · 61% grad Invictus Career Co… Criswell College: $43K earn · $22K net · 60% grad Criswell College Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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 Hands on Therapy 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.

Hands on Therapy: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$28,323 17th percentile higher than 17% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

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 Hands on Therapy National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $28,323 #4240 of 5103 17th
Average net price $17,252 #2535 of 5020 50th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 64.1% #1892 of 4858 61st
Undergraduate enrollment 28 #5232 of 5462 4th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

28
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
64.1%
150%-time completion
$28,323
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Hands on Therapy ranks in Texas

State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Hands on Therapy State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $28,323 #251 of 324 23rd
Average net price $17,252 #160 of 340 53rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 64.1% #116 of 324 64th
Undergraduate enrollment 28 #344 of 366 6th

Highest former-student earnings in Texas

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $17,252

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $17,252
39.8%
Pell Grant Rate
39.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,917
Median Debt
$84/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Hands on Therapy swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $14,235 to $19,612 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +2.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$14,235
Highest year
$19,612
Most recent (2023)
$15,464
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $15,0222014: $19,6122015: $17,7172016: $14,2352017: $17,5132018: $16,8712019: $17,3262020: $15,0112021: $19,3432022: $18,8252023: $15,464
2013 · $15,0222023 · $15,464

Over the same years, enrollment went -43.1% (72 → 41 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

81.3%
Female
48.5%
First Generation

Outcomes

$22,119
Median Earnings (6yr)
34.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 64.1%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $22,119
Median earnings 10 years after entry $28,323
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 34.7%
Median federal student debt At completion $7,917
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $84/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 16 $35,352 $9,500
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Certificate 18 $25,110 $7,917

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Hands on Therapy?
Hands on Therapy is a private for-profit institution in Mesquite, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 28 students.
How much do Hands on Therapy former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Hands on Therapy who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $28,323 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $22,119.
How much does Hands on Therapy cost?
The average net price at Hands on Therapy is $17,252.. Median student debt at graduation is $7,917.
What is the graduation rate at Hands on Therapy?
Hands on Therapy has a 64.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Hands on Therapy worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Hands on Therapy is $7,917, while former students earn a median of $28,323 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 34.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $84.

Sources & methodology

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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.

Where to go next from Hands on Therapy

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