Private For-Profit · Arlington, Texas

Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington

Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington is a private for-profit institution in Arlington, 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.

69.7%
150%-time completion
$24,060
Avg net price / yr
$28,693
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington posts modest former-student earnings.

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

17th pct.
former-student earnings, US
69.7%
150%-time completion
+10%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington 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
44/100
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington

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
$28,693
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$24,060
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
69.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$8,505
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
50.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington 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

$28,693

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$24,060

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

69.7%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 69.7%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington vs peers

Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington 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 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $21K $66K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $12K $35K Avg Net Price ($) Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington (you are here): $29K earn · $24K net · 70% grad You are here - Paul Mitchell the … Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston: $58K earn · $24K net · 62% grad Aviation Institute… Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio: $29K earn · $30K net · 81% grad Paul Mitchell the … Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington: $31K earn · $19K net · 63% grad Ogle School Hair S… Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram: $25K earn · $27K net · 60% grad Milan Institute-Sa… Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas: $29K earn · $33K net · 70% grad Paul Mitchell the … Cortiva Institute-Arlington: $29K earn · $34K net · 75% grad The University of Texas at Arlington: $63K earn · $14K net · 55% grad 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 Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington 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.

Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$28,693 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 Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $28,693 #4219 of 5103 17th
Average net price $24,060 #3804 of 5020 24th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 69.7% #1437 of 4858 70th
Undergraduate enrollment 360 #3132 of 5462 43rd

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

Quick Facts

360
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
69.7%
150%-time completion
$28,693
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington ranks in Texas

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

Metric Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $28,693 #250 of 324 23rd
Average net price $24,060 #261 of 340 23rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 69.7% #95 of 324 71st
Undergraduate enrollment 360 #199 of 366 46th

Highest former-student earnings in Texas

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $24,060
55.2%
Pell Grant Rate
56.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,505
Median Debt
$90/mo
Monthly Payment

What students pay at Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington rose +62.2% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $13,770 in 2013 to $22,334 in 2023, a rise of $8,564 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $13,7702014: $17,1072015: $12,5032016: $12,2632017: $21,3552018: $15,6142019: $24,0922020: $26,7322021: $21,4922022: $24,1552023: $22,334
2013 · $13,7702023 · $22,334

Over the same years, enrollment went +11.8% (237 → 265 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

95.3%
Female
42.9%
First Generation

Outcomes

$25,987
Median Earnings (6yr)
45.4%
Earning Over $25K
50.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 69.7%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $25,987
Median earnings 10 years after entry $28,693
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 45.4%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 50.7%
Median federal student debt At completion $8,505
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $90/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 203 $30,024 $9,516

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington?
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington is a private for-profit institution in Arlington, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 360 students.
How much do Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $28,693 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $25,987.
How much does Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington cost?
The average net price at Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington is $24,060.. Median student debt at graduation is $8,505.
What is the graduation rate at Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington?
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington has a 69.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington is $8,505, while former students earn a median of $28,693 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 30% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 50.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $90.

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.

Where to go next from Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.