Academy of
Hair Design-Springfield
For-profit College in Springfield, MO. Median 10-year earnings $25,129.
Ten-year median earnings of $25,129 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. Retention is weak: only 59% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 48% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a for-profit short-program school, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 425 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $15,814 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $13,897 at $0–30k, $19,786 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 65% of students at an average of $4,421. Most students borrow — 71% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 230 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,897 |
| $30–48k | $12,471 |
| $48–75k | $16,595 |
| $75–110k | $19,203 |
| $110k+ | $19,786 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 303 of these 425 students, totalling $1,872,325 — an average of $6,179 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Greene County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)