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Private for-profit · Less-than-2-year

Trend Barber College

Houston, Texas

25
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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
$-299,165 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
-1,260%
10-year ROI
$17,458
Median earnings as of 2024
30% of Trend Barber 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

$19,083
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$17,458
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$13,687
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$12,794
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
30%
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.

$-299,165
After 10 years
$-574,585
After 20 years
$-850,005
After 30 years
$-1,125,425
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 student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$14,896
Independent students
$17,365

14% gap between the two groups

57%
First-generation students
71%
Take federal student loans
77%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 3%Hispanic 10%Asian 2%Black 85%

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$19,083
$30k–$48k
$48k–$75k
$75k–$110k
$110k+

How Trend Barber College compares

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

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Best-paying majors at Trend 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$17,458$12,500-1,265%Poor return

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ROI at Trend Barber College

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
61
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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