Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles Cosmetology (Certificate): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Certificate in Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
- Private for-profit school
- Niles, OH
- About 84 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles cosmetology graduates earn about what cosmetology graduates earn nationally, $15,266 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $11,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $9,833. Several Ohio programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Ohio and national columns are the medians across all cosmetology certificate programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio cosmetology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Ohio medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $117 a month, or 9.2% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
93% of graduates (112 of 121) were working in Ohio one year after graduating. Prices in the Youngstown area are about 13% below the national average, so a $15,266 salary here buys what about $17,468 buys in a typical US city.
The median Ohio cosmetologist earns $36,260, compared with a national median of $35,790. After adjusting for Ohio prices, that pay is worth about $39,084, which puts Ohio ahead.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to cosmetology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
$36,260Median pay in Ohio. 12,890 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 73,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Manicurists and Pedicurists
$35,590Median pay in Ohio. 3,680 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 21,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
$39,660Median pay in Ohio. 2,390 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Skincare Specialists
$39,150Median pay in Ohio. 1,700 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
About Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles
Cosmetology is the only certificate program at Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles that reports first-year earnings.
Other cosmetology certificate programs near Niles
Common questions
The median graduate earns $15,266 one year after graduating. Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in the Youngstown metro area earn a median of $29,520 across all experience levels.
The median federal loan balance is $11,000, which ranks 9th lowest of 23 cosmetology certificate programs in Ohio. That works out to about $117 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 72% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 55%. Compare the cost with other Ohio programs before deciding.
Most do. 93% (112 of 121) were working in Ohio one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Ohio comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the cosmetology program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024