Head-to-head comparison
New York Film Academy vs Advance Beauty College: which has better ROI?
Option A Burbank, CA
New York Film Academy
- Net price / year
- $39,011
- Earnings, 10 years
- $29,633
- 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 New York Film Academy comes closer — median earnings $29,633 against a $156,044 total, vs $11,575 at Advance Beauty College. (Scorecard, 2026 · our math.)
| Measure | New York Film Academy | Advance Beauty College |
|---|---|---|
| Net price / yr | $39,011 | $10,358 |
| Total net cost | $156,044 | $41,432 |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs | $29,633 | $11,575 |
| Median debt | $16,000 | — |
| Payback | — | — |
| 20-year net return | -$530,584 | -$777,132 |
College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · payback and returns are our math. Figures blend all majors.
The short answer
Which is cheaper, New York Film Academy or Advance Beauty College?
Advance Beauty College, at $10,358 a year after aid versus $39,011 — a gap of $28,653 a year, or $114,612 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 New York Film Academy or Advance Beauty College graduates earn more?
New York Film Academy graduates report a median $29,633 ten years after entry, $18,058 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?
68% of students finish at New York Film Academy, 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.