Private For-Profit · Hooksett, New Hampshire

Empire Beauty School-Hooksett

Empire Beauty School-Hooksett is a private for-profit institution in Hooksett, New Hampshire. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.

80.5%
150%-time completion
$10,549
Avg net price / yr
$33,546
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Empire Beauty School-Hooksett posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

29th pct.
former-student earnings, US
80.5%
150%-time completion
-6%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Empire Beauty School-Hooksett profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C+
College Value Score
60/100
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$33,546
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$10,549
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
80.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$7,942
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
38.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$33,546

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$10,549

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

80.5%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.5%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Empire Beauty School-Hooksett vs peers

Empire Beauty School-Hooksett positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 7 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Empire Beauty School-Hooksett positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $29K $77K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $8K $39K Avg Net Price ($) Empire Beauty School-Hooksett (you are here): $34K earn · $11K net · 80% grad You are here - Empire Beauty Scho… Empire Beauty School-Laconia: $34K earn · $11K net Empire Beauty Scho… Southern New Hampshire University: $50K earn · $37K net · 44% grad Southern New Hamps… Manchester Community College: $49K earn · $14K net · 39% grad Manchester Communi… University of New Hampshire at Manchester: $66K earn · $10K net · 56% grad University of New … University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online: $66K earn · $11K net · 22% grad University of New … Saint Anselm College: $73K earn · $35K net · 82% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Empire Beauty School-Hooksett ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Empire Beauty School-Hooksett: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$33,546 29th percentile higher than 29% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Empire Beauty School-Hooksett National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $33,546 #3646 of 5103 29th
Average net price $10,549 #1227 of 5020 76th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 80.5% #691 of 4858 86th
Undergraduate enrollment 306 #3273 of 5462 40th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

306
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
80.5%
150%-time completion
$33,546
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Empire Beauty School-Hooksett ranks in New Hampshire

State rank among 24 reporting New Hampshire colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Empire Beauty School-Hooksett State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $33,546 #24 of 24 0th
Average net price $10,549 #3 of 26 88th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 80.5% #4 of 25 84th
Undergraduate enrollment 306 #20 of 27 26th

Highest former-student earnings in New Hampshire

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Dartmouth College$97,434$29,519
2Saint Anselm College$73,371$34,779
3University of New Hampshire-Main Campus$66,479$23,805
4University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online$66,479$10,864
5University of New Hampshire at Manchester$66,479$9,992
6University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law$66,479-
7Plymouth State University$57,304$19,216
8Keene State College$54,368$17,887
9Thomas More College of Liberal Arts$53,565$18,489
10Franklin Pierce University$53,353$27,154
11Rivier University$52,248$28,082
12Antioch University-New England$51,541-
23Empire Beauty School-HooksettThis school$33,546$10,549

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $10,549
30.8%
Pell Grant Rate
46.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,942
Median Debt
$84/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $7,708 to $12,003 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -7.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$7,708
Highest year
$12,003
Most recent (2023)
$10,187
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $11,0632014: $11,0452015: $12,0032016: $11,8872017: $10,3092018: $9,6482019: $9,0842020: $7,7082021: $11,4132022: $9,4952023: $10,187
2013 · $11,0632023 · $10,187

Over the same years, enrollment went +174.8% (119 → 327 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

90.4%
Female
48.2%
First Generation

Outcomes

$35,629
Median Earnings (6yr)
34.8%
Earning Over $25K
38.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 80.5%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $35,629
Median earnings 10 years after entry $33,546
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 34.8%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 38.4%
Median federal student debt At completion $7,942
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $84/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 142 $34,674 $8,389

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Empire Beauty School-Hooksett?
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett is a private for-profit institution in Hooksett, New Hampshire. Undergraduate enrollment is 306 students.
How much do Empire Beauty School-Hooksett former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $33,546 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $35,629.
How much does Empire Beauty School-Hooksett cost?
The average net price at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett is $10,549.. Median student debt at graduation is $7,942.
What is the graduation rate at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett?
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett has a 80.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Empire Beauty School-Hooksett worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett is $7,942, while former students earn a median of $33,546 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 24% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 38.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $84.

Sources & methodology

Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.

Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Empire Beauty School-Hooksett

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