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Cosmetology program at Empire Beauty School-Manhattan

New York, NY · 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): $14,250
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25: $2,750
Listed cost: $17,000
LengthIPEDS: 1,000 clock hours, 7 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 211
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, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $36,120

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About this program

Empire Beauty School-Manhattan awarded 211 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $14,250 compares with a New York median wage of $35,760 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).

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