Georgia Institute of Cosmetology vs International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy

Metric	Georgia Institute of Cosmetology	International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy
Undergraduate enrollment	200	246
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$14,397	—
Median debt at graduation	$11,273	$6,333
Graduation rate	54.3%	100.0%
First-year retention	75.0%	100.0%
Median salary (10 yr)	$21,432	$25,452

Metric

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology

International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy

Undergraduate enrollment

200

246

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$14,397

—

Median debt at graduation

$11,273

$6,333

Graduation rate

54.3%

100.0%

First-year retention

75.0%

100.0%

Median salary (10 yr)

$21,432

$25,452

What the numbers say

International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy graduates report higher median earnings — $25,452 against $21,432 ten years after entry.
International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy graduates a larger share of its students — 100.0% versus 54.3%.

How to actually choose

Comparison tables are a starting point, not a decision. Three things matter more than anything in the table above:

Your real aid offer. Net price is an average across all income levels. Two students at the same school can pay amounts that differ by tens of thousands. Wait for actual award letters before ruling anything out on cost.
Your intended major. Earnings vary more between majors at one school than between schools for one major. A computer science graduate from the "lower earning" school here will likely out-earn a general studies graduate from the other.
Whether you will finish. Graduation rate is the metric most predictive of whether the money spent turns into a credential. Campus fit, support services, and commute all feed into it more than prestige does.

Visit before you commit

Both Georgia Institute of Cosmetology and International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.