Empire Beauty
School-NE Philadelphia
For-profit College in Philadelphia, PA. Median 10-year earnings $24,407.
Ten-year median earnings of $24,407 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $13,583.
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
Academics
The federal six-year graduation rate is not published here — typically because the entering cohort this measure follows is too small or too atypical to report. Treat completion as unknown rather than assuming either direction. First-year retention is 74% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 56% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 13:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. 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 190 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $17,642 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $16,946 at $0–30k against $22,222 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 52% get grants averaging $5,129, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 47% of students.
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 · 119 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 | $16,946 |
| $30–48k | $17,560 |
| $48–75k | $18,389 |
| $75–110k | $23,116 |
| $110k+ | $22,222 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 90 of these 190 students, totalling $727,208 — an average of $8,080 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Philadelphia County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)