What are the typical earnings for graduates?

The median earnings 10 years after entry are reported at $23,003.

What does the small enrollment mean for the experience?

The school has an enrollment of 14 students.

Is this school public or private?

It is a private for-profit school.

How does student debt compare to the cost?

The median student debt at completion is $7,500, while the average annual net price is $7,417.

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Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy

Kittanning, Pennsylvania · private for-profit · mainly awards certificates · 14 students · CosmetologyBarbering

Avg net price / yr

$7,417

cheaper than 82% of comparable schools

Completion rate

70.8%

Median debt at completion

$7,500

Median earnings (10 yrs after entry)

$23,003

earns ~$3,101.4 per $1k of yearly net price

About

Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy is a private for-profit school in Kittanning, PA that offers a certificate in Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. The school currently has an enrollment of 14 students. Reported data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard shows a typical annual net price of $7,417 after financial aid.

What to know

A typical student leaves the program with a median debt of $7,500, which is slightly higher than the average annual net price of $7,417. The reported completion rate is 70.8%, indicating that most students who start finish the program. Ten years after entry, the median earnings for graduates are reported at $23,003.

Net price is 58% below the Pennsylvania median ($17,520) for schools offering these programs. Reported median earnings are 19% below the national median ($28,378) for comparable schools.

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Programs & what graduates earn

Program	Credential	Median earnings 2 yrs after completion
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services	undergraduate certificate	not reported

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Questions students ask

What are the typical earnings for graduates?: The median earnings 10 years after entry are reported at $23,003.
How many students typically finish the program?: The reported completion rate is 70.8%.
What does the small enrollment mean for the experience?: The school has an enrollment of 14 students.
Is this school public or private?: It is a private for-profit school.
How does student debt compare to the cost?: The median student debt at completion is $7,500, while the average annual net price is $7,417.

Other options in Pennsylvania

School	City	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Community College of Allegheny County	Pittsburgh	$13,970	25.3%	$39,449
The Beauty Institute	Whitehall	$15,916	64.4%	$23,580
Altoona Beauty School Inc	Altoona	$25,356	83.7%	$24,246
The Beauty Institute-Ambler	Ambler	$17,878	64.5%	$24,785
Beauty Culture School LLC	Feasterville	$19,995	91.7%	$27,341
Butler Beauty Academy	Butler	$10,406	76.4%	$23,003

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026), school ID 213330. Figures are federally reported medians and may lag current prices. "Not reported" means the federal dataset suppresses or lacks the value — often due to small cohort sizes. How we compute comparisons. This site is independent and not affiliated with any government agency or school.