10-yr median earnings
$21,504
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Battle Creek, Michigan
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek is a private for-profit institution in Battle Creek, Michigan. 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.
- $21,073
- Avg net price / yr
- $21,504
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 5th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- +22%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek 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
38/100
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek
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
$21,504
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,073
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
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
$21,073
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek 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 The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek 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.
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$21,504 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 | The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $21,504 | #4855 of 5103 | 5th |
| Average net price | $21,073 | #3305 of 5020 | 34th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 49 | #4944 of 5462 | 9th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
49
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$21,504
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek ranks in Michigan
State rank among 145 reporting Michigan colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $21,504 | #131 of 145 | 10th |
| Average net price | $21,073 | #109 of 138 | 21st (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 49 | #132 of 149 | 11th |
Highest former-student earnings in Michigan
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kettering University | $94,823 | $34,660 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Michigan | $92,405 | $28,045 |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | $83,648 | $13,138 |
| 4 | Michigan Technological University | $78,198 | $14,182 |
| 5 | Walsh College | $72,081 | - |
| 6 | University of Detroit Mercy | $71,030 | $15,232 |
| 7 | Lawrence Technological University | $69,151 | $32,918 |
| 8 | Michigan State University | $67,253 | $19,680 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo College | $65,590 | $19,072 |
| 10 | Thomas M Cooley Law School | $63,450 | - |
| 11 | Northwood University | $63,075 | $27,232 |
| 12 | Universal Technical Institute-Canton | $62,575 | $22,985 |
| 131 | The Salon Professional Academy-Battle CreekThis school | $21,504 | $21,073 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $21,073 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $19,225 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $22,922 |
63.6%
Pell Grant Rate
64.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek rose +44.7% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $13,379 in 2013 to $19,365 in 2023, a rise of $5,986 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
7 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $13,3792023 · $19,365
Over the same years, enrollment went -27.9% (61 → 44 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
Outcomes
$17,593
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $17,593 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $21,504 |
| 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 | 32 | $26,809 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek? ▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek is a private for-profit institution in Battle Creek, Michigan. Undergraduate enrollment is 49 students.
How much do The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $21,504 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $17,593.
How much does The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek cost? ▼
The average net price at The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek is $21,073.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
Is The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek is $6,333, while former students earn a median of $21,504 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $67.
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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