Huntington School
of Beauty Culture
For-profit College in Huntington, WV. Six-year graduation rate 100%. Median 10-year earnings $24,794.
Ten-year median earnings of $24,794 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate of 100% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 100% — well above the national average
Academics
A 100% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is strong at 80%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 22:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. At 165 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 165 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $10,768 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $10,659 at $0–30k against $11,092 at $30–48k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 56% get grants averaging $6,823, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 28% of students.
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 · 29 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 | $10,659 |
| $30–48k | $11,092 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 47 of these 165 students, totalling $387,630 — an average of $8,247 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cabell 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)