The Institute of Beauty and Wellness

Milwaukee, WI · Private for-profit · www.ibw.edu/ ↗

The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a private for-profit college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, set in a large city. It mostly awards certificates and has 186 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services, Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services, and Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

The Institute of Beauty and Wellness at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
186
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$15,210
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$38,487
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$6,333
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about The Institute of Beauty and Wellness

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $15,210 a year, lower than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $38,487, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $6,333 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).