The Professional Hair Design Academy

Eau Claire, WI · Private for-profit · phdacademy.edu/ ↗

The Professional Hair Design Academy is a private for-profit college in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, set in a midsize suburb. It mostly awards certificates and has 60 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services and Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.

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

The Professional Hair Design Academy at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
60
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$18,706
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.
$33,580
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.
$11,717
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about The Professional Hair Design Academy

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 $18,706 a year, lower than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $33,580, about the same as the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $11,717 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).