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Is Montgomery Beauty School worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Montgomery Beauty School, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Montgomery Beauty School lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $20,755 in yearly net price and $11,845 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $18,726. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
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
$20,755
Median earnings 10 years out
$18,726
Median debt at graduation
$11,845
Graduation rate
57%
At Montgomery Beauty School, a typical graduate carries about $11,845 in student debt and earns roughly $18,726 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $135 per month, or 9% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
What this means for your family
Montgomery Beauty School is a two year school in Silver Spring, MD. 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 Montgomery Beauty School
The median net price at Montgomery Beauty School is $20,755 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 →