10-yr median earnings
$31,497
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Fargo, North Dakota
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo is a private for-profit institution in Fargo, North Dakota. Former students earn a median of $31,497 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $18,814/yr — 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.
- 73.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $18,814
- Avg net price / yr
- $31,497
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 24th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 73.7%
- 150%-time completion
- -1%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo is a private for-profit institution in Fargo, North Dakota enrolling 95 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,497 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $18,814. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo operates as a private for-profit institution located in Fargo, North Dakota (city: midsize), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 95 students. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. 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; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
52/100
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
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
$31,497
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,814
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
73.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
72.2%
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
$18,814
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
73.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 73.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo 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-Fargo 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-Fargo: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$31,497 Top 76% higher than 24% 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
Quick Facts
95
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
73.7%
150%-time completion
$31,497
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $18,814 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $18,814 |
28.2%
Pell Grant Rate
35.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,000
Median Debt
$127/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +24.4% over 10 years, from $11,828 to $14,714 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,8282023 · $14,714
Over the same years, enrollment went +92.2% (90 → 173 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
73.7%
150%-Time Completion
$31,723
Median Earnings (6yr)
$31,497
Median Earnings (10yr)
38.5%
Earning Over $25K
72.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 90 | $36,803 | $12,000 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 11 | $29,198 | $9,500 |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo? ▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo is a private for-profit institution in Fargo, North Dakota. Undergraduate enrollment is 95 students.
How much do The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,497 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,723.
How much does The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo cost? ▼
The average net price at The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo is $18,814.. Median student debt at graduation is $12,000.
What is the graduation rate at The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo? ▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo has a 73.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo is $12,000, while former students earn a median of $31,497 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 38% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 72.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $127.
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).
What this means for The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
- The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 24th percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $18,814 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
- See how this school compares to every other college in North Dakota.Browse North Dakota
For-profit Scorecard figures are Title-IV cohort history — verify current program costs, accreditation, and repayment outcomes with the school and official aid tools.
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.