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Cosmetology program at Empire Beauty School-Aurora
Aurora, CO · 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)
- $19,350
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,750
- Listed cost
- $22,100
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,500 clock hours, 11 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 31
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 662 graduates
- $15,322
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $24,548
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $113 a month over 10 years
- $10,667
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $26,307
- Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- $36,530
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About this program
Empire Beauty School-Aurora awarded 31 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $19,350 compares with a Colorado median wage of $37,690 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).
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