Empire Beauty School-Queens
For-profit College in Astoria, NY. Median 10-year earnings $24,397.
Ten-year median earnings of $24,397 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 $10,667.
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
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. 78% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. Retention drops to 63% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 24:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. Being a for-profit short-program school is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 272 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $17,605 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $17,077 at $0–30k, $23,382 at $110k+. About 67% get grants averaging $5,001, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 62% 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 · 76 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 | $17,077 |
| $30–48k | $18,730 |
| $48–75k | $21,059 |
| $75–110k | $22,265 |
| $110k+ | $23,382 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 168 of these 272 students, totalling $1,234,402 — an average of $7,348 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Queens 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)