10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · South Plainfield, New Jersey
Innovate Salon Academy
Innovate Salon Academy is a private for-profit institution in South Plainfield, New Jersey. 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.
- 86.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $42,607
- Avg net price / yr
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Innovate Salon Academy 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
58/100
Innovate Salon Academy
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 N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$42,607
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
86.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
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
$42,607
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
86.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 86.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Innovate Salon Academy 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.
Quick Facts
288
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
86.7%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Innovate Salon Academy ranks in New Jersey
State rank among 110 reporting New Jersey colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Innovate Salon Academy | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $42,607 | #127 of 129 | 2nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 86.7% | #16 of 126 | 87th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 288 | #80 of 144 | 44th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Jersey
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | $110,066 | $6,128 |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $108,772 | $41,346 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey | $92,405 | $37,984 |
| 4 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | $87,408 | - |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $84,276 | $16,504 |
| 6 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | $82,560 | $28,599 |
| 7 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $74,479 | $24,406 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-Newark | $74,479 | $19,703 |
| 9 | Rutgers University-Camden | $74,479 | $18,745 |
| 10 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro | $73,971 | $24,800 |
| 11 | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | $73,894 | $40,644 |
| 12 | The College of New Jersey | $73,323 | $27,646 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $42,607 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $42,607 |
54.0%
Pell Grant Rate
51.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Innovate Salon Academy rose +147.1% since 2014
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $15,629 in 2014 to $38,617 in 2023, a rise of $22,988 in nominal dollars. Across the 109 colleges measured over the same 2014–2023 span, the median change was +28.9%.
10 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2014 · $15,6292023 · $38,617
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2014–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
94.2%
Female
41.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$25,918
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 86.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $25,918 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,333 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $67/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 166 | $29,052 | $6,333 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Innovate Salon Academy cost? ▼
The average net price at Innovate Salon Academy is $42,607.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at Innovate Salon Academy? ▼
Innovate Salon Academy has a 86.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
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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