Private For-Profit · Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Empire Beauty School-Lebanon

Empire Beauty School-Lebanon is a private for-profit institution in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $22,377 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $19,710/yr — 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.

78.3%
150%-time completion
$19,710
Avg net price / yr
$22,377
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

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

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

6th pct.
former-student earnings, US
78.3%
150%-time completion
+21%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Small

Empire Beauty School-Lebanon is a private for-profit institution in Lebanon, Pennsylvania enrolling 49 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $22,377 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $19,710. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.

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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Empire Beauty School-Lebanon

Empire Beauty School-Lebanon operates as a private for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Pennsylvania (suburb: small), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 49 students. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined.

Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. 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; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.

College Value Score

D
College Value Score
42/100
Empire Beauty School-Lebanon

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
$22,377
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$19,710
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
78.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,667
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
32.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Empire Beauty School-Lebanon 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

$22,377

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$19,710

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

78.3%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 78.3%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Empire Beauty School-Lebanon vs peers

Empire Beauty School-Lebanon 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 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Empire Beauty School-Lebanon positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $19K $80K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $14K $38K Avg Net Price ($) Empire Beauty School-Lebanon (you are here): $22K earn · $20K net · 78% grad You are here - Empire Beauty Scho… The Beauty Institute: $31K earn · $20K net · 71% grad The Beauty Institute Welder Training and Testing Institute: $56K earn · $23K net · 89% grad Welder Training an… Empire Beauty School-Hanover: $24K earn · $17K net · 81% grad Empire Beauty Scho… Lebanon Valley College: $63K earn · $27K net · 69% grad Lebanon Valley Col… Elizabethtown College: $62K earn · $27K net · 77% grad Elizabethtown Coll… Empire Beauty School-Lancaster: $25K earn · $17K net · 84% grad Franklin and Marshall College: $76K earn · $36K net · 85% 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-Lebanon 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-Lebanon: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$22,377 Top 94% higher than 6% 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

Quick Facts

49
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
78.3%
150%-time completion
$22,377
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $19,710

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $18,906
$30,001 – $48,000 $16,954
$48,001 – $75,000 $18,888
Over $110,000 $23,524
47.3%
Pell Grant Rate
50.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,667
Median Debt
$113/mo
Monthly Payment

What students pay at Empire Beauty School-Lebanon rose +25.8% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $14,478 in 2013 to $18,220 in 2023, a rise of $3,742 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $14,4782014: $14,5182015: $14,8342016: $15,7112017: $16,6212018: $15,9852019: $15,8922020: $16,2902021: $16,5892022: $17,5952023: $18,220
2013 · $14,4782023 · $18,220

Over the same years, enrollment went +6.5% (31 → 33 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

94.0%
Female
52.8%
First Generation

Outcomes

78.3%
150%-Time Completion
$18,493
Median Earnings (6yr)
$22,377
Median Earnings (10yr)
22.9%
Earning Over $25K
32.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 28 $26,652 $11,743

Scorecard-derived matches among reporting colleges — not school marketing or paid placement lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Empire Beauty School-Lebanon?
Empire Beauty School-Lebanon is a private for-profit institution in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 49 students.
How much do Empire Beauty School-Lebanon former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Empire Beauty School-Lebanon who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $22,377 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $18,493.
How much does Empire Beauty School-Lebanon cost?
The average net price at Empire Beauty School-Lebanon is $19,710.. Median student debt at graduation is $10,667.
What is the graduation rate at Empire Beauty School-Lebanon?
Empire Beauty School-Lebanon has a 78.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Empire Beauty School-Lebanon worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Empire Beauty School-Lebanon is $10,667, while former students earn a median of $22,377 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 48% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 32.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $113.

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.

What this means for Empire Beauty School-Lebanon

  • Empire Beauty School-Lebanon's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 6th percentile among reporting colleges.
  • The average net price after aid is $19,710 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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For-profit Scorecard figures are Title-IV cohort history — verify current program costs, accreditation, and repayment outcomes with the school and official aid tools.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.