Skip to content

Private for-profit · Less-than-2-year

Dallas Barber & Stylist College

Dallas, Texas

22
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
$-286,140 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
-1,449%
10-year ROI
$18,361
Median earnings as of 2024
19% of Dallas Barber & Stylist College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$19,750
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$18,361
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$18,506
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
19%
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.

$-286,140
After 10 years
$-552,530
After 20 years
$-818,920
After 30 years
$-1,085,310
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.

By gender
Women
$20,129
Men
$20,460

2% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$12,954
Independent students
$20,688

37% gap between the two groups

69%
First-generation students
44%
Take federal student loans
80%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
Black 100%

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$19,750
$30k–$48k
$48k–$75k
$75k–$110k
$110k+

How Dallas Barber & Stylist College compares

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

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Dallas Barber & Stylist College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

Advertisement

Best-paying majors at Dallas Barber & Stylist 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$18,361-1,449%Poor return

Calculate your own ROI

Adjust the assumptions for your situation — the verdict, break-even and chart update live.

ROI at Dallas Barber & Stylist College

Or pick your to set cost

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

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

Advertisement

Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
8
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.

More colleges in Texas