Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake

Spirit Lake, IA · Private for-profit · 16 students · Visit Website

Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake specializes in cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology programs. The school emphasizes hands-on training in a salon environment, teaching current styles and techniques alongside business strategies like client retention and retailing. With a student-to-instructor ratio of 4:1, students receive personalized attention.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$20,098/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

44/100

All Programs at Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake

1 trade program at Faust Institute of Cosmetology, 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 $20,098/yr $12,000 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 Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake 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.