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Is Metro Beauty Academy worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Metro Beauty Academy, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
Metro Beauty Academy lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $8,028 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $33,859, but the margin is not huge. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data is workable, but not so strong that it erases financing risk.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$20,756
Median earnings 10 years out
$33,859
Median debt at graduation
$8,028
Graduation rate
90%
At Metro Beauty Academy, a typical graduate carries about $8,028 in student debt and earns roughly $33,859 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $91 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Metro Beauty Academy is a two year school in Allentown, PA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Metro Beauty Academy
The median net price at Metro Beauty Academy is $20,756 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →