10-yr median earnings
$22,139
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Columbus, Georgia
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails is a private for-profit institution in Columbus, Georgia. 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.
- 41.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $16,487
- Avg net price / yr
- $22,139
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 5th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 41.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +27%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails 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
F
College Value Score
34/100
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails
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
$22,139
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C-
$16,487
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
41.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
35.7%
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
$16,487
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
41.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 41.8%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails 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 Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails 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.
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$22,139 5th percentile higher than 5% 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 | Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $22,139 | #4823 of 5103 | 5th |
| Average net price | $16,487 | #2375 of 5020 | 53rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 41.8% | #3541 of 4858 | 27th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 150 | #3964 of 5462 | 27th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
150
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
41.8%
150%-time completion
$22,139
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails ranks in Georgia
State rank among 141 reporting Georgia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $22,139 | #139 of 141 | 1st |
| Average net price | $16,487 | #64 of 127 | 50th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 41.8% | #61 of 123 | 50th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 150 | #110 of 133 | 17th |
Highest former-student earnings in Georgia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School-Atlanta | $106,192 | $60,682 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $102,772 | $12,116 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Georgia | $92,405 | $33,188 |
| 4 | United States University | $80,980 | - |
| 5 | Emory University | $80,137 | $22,585 |
| 6 | Emory University-Oxford College | $80,137 | $37,920 |
| 7 | University of Georgia | $68,726 | $13,936 |
| 8 | Galen Health Institutes-Savannah | $61,480 | - |
| 9 | Grady Health System Professional Schools | $60,726 | - |
| 10 | Spelman College | $59,993 | $38,967 |
| 11 | Mercer University | $58,354 | $23,847 |
| 12 | Georgia College & State University | $58,140 | $20,686 |
| 139 | Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and NailsThis school | $22,139 | $16,487 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$16,270 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$16,446 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$16,457 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$23,465 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $16,487 |
98.4%
Pell Grant Rate
93.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails rose +73.2% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $6,329 in 2013 to $10,963 in 2023, a rise of $4,634 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 · $6,3292023 · $10,963
Over the same years, enrollment went -40.1% (207 → 124 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
73.2%
Female
55.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$17,420
Median Earnings (6yr)
21.1%
Earning Over $25K
35.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 41.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $17,420 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $22,139 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 21.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 35.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 80 | $21,693 | $9,166 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails? ▼
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails is a private for-profit institution in Columbus, Georgia. Undergraduate enrollment is 150 students.
How much do Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $22,139 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $17,420.
How much does Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails cost? ▼
The average net price at Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails is $16,487.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails? ▼
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails has a 41.8% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $22,139 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 43% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 35.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
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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