Empire Beauty
School-Wyoming Valley
For-profit College in Moosic, PA. Median 10-year earnings $23,921.
Ten-year median earnings of $23,921 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,667 — modest by four-year standards.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.2 — limited economic uplift documented
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. First-year retention of 84% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. A 24:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. This is a for-profit short-program school. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate body is just 228, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 228 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $17,402 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $16,111 at $0–30k, $21,049 at $110k+. About 59% get grants averaging $4,849, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 55% 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 · 67 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 | $16,111 |
| $30–48k | $16,665 |
| $48–75k | $18,948 |
| $75–110k | $19,276 |
| $110k+ | $21,049 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 126 of these 228 students, totalling $962,719 — an average of $7,641 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lackawanna 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)