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Cosmetology program at Empire Beauty School-Augusta

Augusta, GA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (800) 920-4593 · School website

School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
$19,260
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$2,750
Listed cost
$22,010
LengthIPEDS
1,500 clock hours, 11 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
23
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 828 graduates
$15,679
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$27,578
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $128 a month over 10 years
$12,090
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$26,307
Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$29,430

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Empire Beauty School-Augusta awarded 23 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $19,260 compares with a Georgia median wage of $34,560 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).

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