10-yr median earnings
$19,665
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · La Quinta, California
MJ Barber & Beauty Academy
MJ Barber & Beauty Academy is a private for-profit institution in La Quinta, California. 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.
- 83.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $22,875
- Avg net price / yr
- $19,665
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
MJ Barber & Beauty Academy posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 3rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 83.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +2%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this MJ Barber & Beauty 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
50/100
MJ Barber & Beauty 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 F
$19,665
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$22,875
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
83.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$2,905
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
$22,875
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
83.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 83.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - MJ Barber & Beauty 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.
How MJ Barber & Beauty Academy 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.
MJ Barber & Beauty Academy: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$19,665 3rd percentile higher than 3% 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 | MJ Barber & Beauty Academy | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $19,665 | #4954 of 5103 | 3rd |
| Average net price | $22,875 | #3624 of 5020 | 28th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 83.5% | #530 of 4858 | 89th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 66 | #4717 of 5462 | 14th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
66
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
83.5%
150%-time completion
$19,665
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How MJ Barber & Beauty Academy ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | MJ Barber & Beauty Academy | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $19,665 | #477 of 493 | 3rd |
| Average net price | $22,875 | #284 of 495 | 43rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 83.5% | #73 of 483 | 85th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 66 | #489 of 553 | 12th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 477 | MJ Barber & Beauty AcademyThis school | $19,665 | $22,875 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at MJ Barber & Beauty Academy
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$22,773 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$22,420 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$24,962 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at MJ Barber & Beauty Academy - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $22,875 |
72.0%
Pell Grant Rate
66.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$2,905
Median Debt
$31/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at MJ Barber & Beauty Academy rose +74.1% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $9,654 in 2013 to $16,812 in 2023, a rise of $7,158 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 · $9,6542023 · $16,812
Over the same years, enrollment went -31.8% (129 → 88 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
63.5%
Female
70.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$19,214
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 83.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $19,214 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $19,665 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $2,905 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $31/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 72 | $18,660 | $3,299 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for MJ Barber & Beauty Academy? ▼
MJ Barber & Beauty Academy is a private for-profit institution in La Quinta, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 66 students.
How much do MJ Barber & Beauty Academy former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at MJ Barber & Beauty Academy who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $19,665 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $19,214.
How much does MJ Barber & Beauty Academy cost? ▼
The average net price at MJ Barber & Beauty Academy is $22,875.. Median student debt at graduation is $2,905.
What is the graduation rate at MJ Barber & Beauty Academy? ▼
MJ Barber & Beauty Academy has a 83.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is MJ Barber & Beauty Academy worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at MJ Barber & Beauty Academy is $2,905, while former students earn a median of $19,665 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 15% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $31.
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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