$33,003
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Aveda Institute-Portland is a for-profit 2-year college in Portland, Oregon with 238 undergraduates. 77% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $33,003 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $6,826 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
77%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$6,826
About $72 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$33,003
Rank 3,714 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 238
- Part-time students
- 60%
- Women
- 96%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 77%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 1
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,714 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 59 in Oregon (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $16,940 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $11,997 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 88% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 77% | 56% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 76% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $6,826 | $13,667 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,329 | $35,390 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $33,003 | $39,477 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 49% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 102 | $7,917 | $21,907 | $33,069 | $26,307 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Portland and Oregon on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Oregon
- Homes: Homes for sale in Oregon
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Aveda Institute-Portland?
Aveda Institute-Portland has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Aveda Institute-Portland graduates earn?
$33,003 a year is the median pay of former Aveda Institute-Portland students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,329 after 6 years). That ranks 3,714 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 59 in Oregon. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Certificate) at $21,907.
How much student debt do Aveda Institute-Portland graduates have?
$6,826 is the median federal student loan debt of Aveda Institute-Portland graduates, about $72 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Aveda Institute-Portland?
77% of first-time, full-time students at Aveda Institute-Portland finish within 3 years. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Aveda Institute-Portland?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (102 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.