Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics
The Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics in Ashland, VA, trains students for careers in esthetics, including advanced medical esthetics and esthetics instruction. The curriculum is hands-on and comprehensive, incorporating medical assisting into the advanced esthetics program to prepare students for medical spa or clinic settings. The school emphasizes career readiness, with instructors actively promoting graduates to employers and offering job placement support.
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All Programs at Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics
1 trade program at Institute of Advanced Medical, 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.
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Cosmetology
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49 | $27,490/yr | $6,333 |
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 Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics 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.