American Hair Academy

Mt. Pleasant, IA · Private for-profit · 27 students · Visit Website

American Hair Academy in Mt. Pleasant, IA, focuses on training students for careers in cosmetology. The program aims to equip graduates with the skills to pass state licensing exams and offers placement assistance to help students find employment in the beauty industry. Students gain practical experience by providing hair care services to the public in a student salon, all under the supervision of licensed instructors.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$10,853/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

41/100

All Programs at American Hair Academy

1 trade program at American Hair Academy, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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41 $10,853/yr $13,189 Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at American Hair Academy using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.