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Strayer University-Pennsylvania vs Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair PA:PA

FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia: average net price rose +18.4% from $15,160 (2013) to $17,950 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania: net price ranged $21,360–$25,763 across 8 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -12.5% is not a trend (r² 0.34).
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 1,222–2,102 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia: enrollment shrank -43.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -9 students/yr fitted, r² 0.59.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Strayer University-Pennsylvania vs Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia leads on median debt at graduation ($13,583 vs $40,621 at Strayer University-Pennsylvania)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($36,582 vs $20,172 at Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($40,092 vs $24,407 at Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Strayer University-Pennsylvania and Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia?▼
Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia leads on median debt at graduation at $13,583 versus $40,621 at Strayer University-Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Strayer University-Pennsylvania and Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia?▼
Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $36,582 versus $20,172 at Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Strayer University-Pennsylvania and Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia?▼
Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $40,092 versus $24,407 at Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025