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Cosmetology program at Empire Beauty School-Lakeland

Lakeland, FL · 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): $16,320
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25: $2,750
Listed cost: $19,070
LengthIPEDS: 1,200 clock hours, 9 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 69
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 721 graduates: $18,639
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $26,761
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $133 a month over 10 years: $12,500
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $26,307
Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL: $29,030

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-Lakeland awarded 69 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $16,320 compares with a Florida median wage of $29,530 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).

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