Home / Worth-It Scores / Pennsylvania / The Beauty Institute
Is The Beauty Institute worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for The Beauty Institute, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
The Beauty Institute sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $23,580 helps, but median debt of $10,763 plus yearly net price of $15,916 creates a tighter path. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
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 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
$15,916
Median earnings 10 years out
$23,580
Median debt at graduation
$10,763
Graduation rate
64%
At The Beauty Institute, a typical graduate carries about $10,763 in student debt and earns roughly $23,580 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $122 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
The Beauty Institute is a two year school in Whitehall, 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.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
2-year
The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona
Altoona, PA
Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $15,796
2-year
Venus Beauty Academy
Aston, PA
Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $16,491
2-year
Vet Tech Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
Worth-It Score: 74/100
Median net price: $16,531
2-year
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career
Milton, PA
Worth-It Score: 74/100
Median net price: $16,779
2-year
Northern Tier Career Center
Towanda, PA
Worth-It Score: 70/100
Median net price: $14,960
Common questions about The Beauty Institute
The median net price at The Beauty Institute is $15,916 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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 →