Bennett Career Institute

Washington, DC · Private for-profit · 177 students · Visit Website

Bennett Career Institute specializes in cosmetology, barber styling, esthetics, hair braiding, makeup artistry, and instructor programs. The institute emphasizes hands-on training within its 28,000-square-foot facility, which includes classrooms and senior cosmetology and barber styling clinics where students provide services under supervision. Programs are designed to prepare students for State Board Examinations and careers in the beauty industry, with many certifications achievable in one to eighteen months.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$20,316/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

44/100

All Programs at Bennett Career Institute

1 trade program at Bennett Career Institute, 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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44 $20,316/yr $6,333 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 Bennett Career Institute 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.