Empire Beauty School-Buffalo

Cheektowaga, NY · Private for-profit · www.empire.edu/ ↗

Empire Beauty School-Buffalo is a private for-profit college in Cheektowaga, New York, set in a small city. It mostly awards certificates and has 87 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest program is Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Empire Beauty School-Buffalo at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
87
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$17,407
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$30,336
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$9,833
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Empire Beauty School-Buffalo

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $17,407 a year, lower than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $30,336, lower than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $9,833 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).