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Private for-profit · Less-than-2-year

Boise Barber College

Boise, Idaho

28
F
DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-270,751 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 1 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-1,548%
10-year ROI
$19,674
Median earnings as of 2024

The numbers behind the verdict

$14,029
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$19,674
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$19,417
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$9,500
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-270,751
After 10 years
$-524,011
After 20 years
$-777,271
After 30 years
$-1,030,531
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

61%
First-generation students
53%
Take federal student loans
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 35%Hispanic 46%Asian 1%Black 5%Other 13%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$12,575
$30k–$48k$12,617
$48k–$75k$13,942
$75k–$110k$18,122
$110k+$18,122

How Boise Barber College compares

This college against the Idaho and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

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Best-paying majors at Boise Barber College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate$19,674$9,500-1,548%Poor return

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ROI at Boise Barber College

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Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.

10-yr net gain
Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
104
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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