10-yr median earnings
$24,407
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Virginia Beach, Virginia
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 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.
- 42.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $23,554
- Avg net price / yr
- $24,407
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 10th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 42.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +21%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach 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
F
College Value Score
24/100
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach
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
$24,407
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,554
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
42.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$13,583
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
35.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$23,554
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
42.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 42.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach vs peers
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-Virginia Beach 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-Virginia Beach: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$24,407 10th percentile higher than 10% of 5,103 US colleges
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-Virginia Beach | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,407 | #4606 of 5103 | 10th |
| Average net price | $23,554 | #3730 of 5020 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 42.2% | #3511 of 4858 | 28th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 163 | #3864 of 5462 | 29th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
163
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
42.2%
150%-time completion
$24,407
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach ranks in Virginia
State rank among 125 reporting Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,407 | #115 of 125 | 8th |
| Average net price | $23,554 | #79 of 107 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 42.2% | #68 of 102 | 33rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 163 | #94 of 126 | 25th |
Highest former-student earnings in Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee University | $94,810 | $23,781 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Virginia | $92,405 | $33,199 |
| 3 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | $86,863 | $21,565 |
| 4 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $81,698 | $24,953 |
| 5 | Sentara College of Health Sciences | $77,821 | - |
| 6 | Virginia Military Institute | $77,369 | $17,113 |
| 7 | Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | $77,014 | - |
| 8 | George Mason University | $76,343 | $17,915 |
| 9 | University of Richmond | $76,178 | $31,309 |
| 10 | William & Mary | $73,490 | $19,096 |
| 11 | Southside College of Health Sciences | $71,380 | - |
| 12 | James Madison University | $69,954 | $23,322 |
| 115 | Empire Beauty School-Virginia BeachThis school | $24,407 | $23,554 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$22,587 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$24,784 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$25,452 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$28,563 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $23,554 |
63.1%
Pell Grant Rate
55.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,583
Median Debt
$144/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +9.9% over 10 years, from $14,706 to $16,162 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,7062023 · $16,162
Over the same years, enrollment went -6.6% (181 → 169 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
95.0%
Female
54.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
$20,172
Median Earnings (6yr)
39.2%
Earning Over $25K
35.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 42.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $20,172 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $24,407 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 39.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 35.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $13,583 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $144/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 49 | $25,413 | $13,583 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach? ▼
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 163 students.
How much do Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $24,407 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $20,172.
How much does Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach cost? ▼
The average net price at Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach is $23,554.. Median student debt at graduation is $13,583.
What is the graduation rate at Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach? ▼
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach has a 42.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach is $13,583, while former students earn a median of $24,407 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 56% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 35.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $144.
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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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