Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati
For-profit College in Cincinnati, OH. Median 10-year earnings $23,743.
Ten-year median earnings of $23,743 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Graduates carry a median of $16,500 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.69 — elevated (above 0.60)
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. 71% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 50% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a for-profit short-program school, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 293 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $16,899 annually once grants are applied. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($16,565 versus $19,133), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 71% get grants averaging $5,546, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 56% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 126 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,565 |
| $30–48k | $16,943 |
| $48–75k | $19,058 |
| $75–110k | $21,715 |
| $110k+ | $19,133 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 163 of these 293 students, totalling $1,311,163 — an average of $8,044 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hamilton County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)