Empire Beauty School-Reading
Reading, PA · Private for-profit · offers Certificate degrees
—Acceptance rate
$18,160Average net price / year
82%Graduation rate
$23,921Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
$10,667Median debt at graduation
90Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- $23,600
- Average net price
- $18,160
Net price by family income
- $0–30k
- $16,520
- $30–48k
- $17,446
- $48–75k
- $20,012
- $75–110k
- $23,013
- $110k+
- $22,955
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 82%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Median earnings (6 yrs)
- $20,215
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $23,921
- Median debt (graduates)
- $10,667
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.0%
- Students with Pell grants
- 65%
- Students with federal loans
- 64%
Programs: what graduates earn
1 of 1 programs have published earnings or debt data. Earnings are median salaries of graduates one year after completing the program (or the latest available year).
Undergraduate certificate
| Program | Graduates | Earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | 30 | $15,679 | $12,090 |
Students
- Undergraduates
- 90
- Part-time
- 43%
- Women / men
- 99% / 1%
- White
- 30%
- Hispanic
- 43%
- Black
- 8%
- Asian
- 1%
- International
- 0%
Faculty & school
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15:1
- Accreditor
- National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences
- Website
- www.empire.edu
- Also known as
- NA
Most popular fields
- Personal & Culinary Services – 100% of degrees
Frequently asked questions
How much does Empire Beauty School-Reading cost?
The average net price after grants is $18,160 per year; in-state tuition and fees are — and the full cost of attendance is $23,600.
How much do Empire Beauty School-Reading graduates earn?
Students who enrolled earn a median of $23,921 ten years later. See the program table above for salaries by major.
What is the graduation rate?
82% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
Other colleges in Reading
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Area Community College Reading, PA · Public · 3,703 students |
$9,228 | — | 34% | $39,082 |
| Alvernia University Reading, PA · Private nonprofit · 2,152 students |
$28,138 | 58% | 56% | $55,055 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA · Public · 1,872 students |
$24,356 | 99% | 32% | $63,435 |
| Albright College Reading, PA · Private nonprofit · 1,217 students |
$20,024 | 76% | 51% | $58,700 |
| Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Reading, PA · Private nonprofit · 294 students |
$28,415 | 29% | 33% | $74,572 |
| American Barber and Beauty Academy Reading, PA · Private for-profit · 104 students |
— | — | 88% | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.