Head-to-head comparison
American Medical Sciences Center vs Advance Beauty College: which has better ROI?
Option A Glendale, CA
American Medical Sciences Center
- Net price / year
- $21,629
- Earnings, 10 years
- $29,972
- Payback
- No payback
Option B Garden Grove, CA
Advance Beauty College
- Net price / year
- $10,358
- Earnings, 10 years
- $11,575
- Payback
- No payback
Neither clears its cost on institution-wide earnings, but American Medical Sciences Center comes closer — median earnings $29,972 against a $86,516 total, vs $11,575 at Advance Beauty College. (Scorecard, 2026 · our math.)
| Measure | American Medical Sciences Center | Advance Beauty College |
|---|---|---|
| Net price / yr | $21,629 | $10,358 |
| Total net cost | $86,516 | $41,432 |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs | $29,972 | $11,575 |
| Median debt | — | — |
| Payback | — | — |
| 20-year net return | -$454,276 | -$777,132 |
College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · payback and returns are our math. Figures blend all majors.
The short answer
Which is cheaper, American Medical Sciences Center or Advance Beauty College?
Advance Beauty College, at $10,358 a year after aid versus $21,629 — a gap of $11,271 a year, or $45,084 across the full degree. These are net prices after grants and scholarships, not sticker prices, so they reflect what an aided student pays.
The short answer
Do American Medical Sciences Center or Advance Beauty College graduates earn more?
American Medical Sciences Center graduates report a median $29,972 ten years after entry, $18,397 more than the $11,575 at Advance Beauty College. Both are institution-wide medians from federal tax records, so a high-paying major at the lower school can beat the average at the higher one.
The short answer
Which graduates more of its students?
75% of students finish at American Medical Sciences Center, against 67% at Advance Beauty College. Completion matters to the ROI arithmetic because a degree that is never finished still carries its cost and its debt, but earns none of the graduate premium above the $48,360 high-school baseline.