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Cosmetology program at Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA · 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): $17,000
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25: $2,750
Listed cost: $19,750
LengthIPEDS: 1,250 clock hours, 9 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 91
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 745 graduates: $16,062
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $26,652
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $124 a month over 10 years: $11,743
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $26,307
Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: $37,320

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-Center City Philadelphia awarded 91 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $17,000 compares with a Pennsylvania median wage of $36,790 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).

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