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Is Professional Institute of Beauty worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Professional Institute of Beauty, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Professional Institute of Beauty lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $21,840 in yearly net price and $3,001 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $16,886. 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
$21,840
Median earnings 10 years out
$16,886
Median debt at graduation
$3,001
Graduation rate
72%
At Professional Institute of Beauty, a typical graduate carries about $3,001 in student debt and earns roughly $16,886 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $34 per month, or 2% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Professional Institute of Beauty is a two year school in El Monte, CA. 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 Professional Institute of Beauty
The median net price at Professional Institute of Beauty is $21,840 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 →