Empire Beauty School-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit · offers Certificate degrees
—Acceptance rate
$16,089Average net price / year
24%Graduation rate
$24,022Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
$10,667Median debt at graduation
90Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- $21,775
- Average net price
- $16,089
Net price by family income
- $0–30k
- $15,961
- $30–48k
- $15,461
- $48–75k
- $17,021
- $75–110k
- $21,775
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 24%
- First-year retention
- 48%
- Median earnings (6 yrs)
- $19,897
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $24,022
- Median debt (graduates)
- $10,667
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.0%
- Students with Pell grants
- 77%
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
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 | 21 | $15,322 | $10,667 |
Students
- Undergraduates
- 90
- Part-time
- 30%
- Women / men
- 93% / 7%
- White
- 2%
- Hispanic
- 1%
- Black
- 72%
- Asian
- 0%
- 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-Charlotte cost?
The average net price after grants is $16,089 per year; in-state tuition and fees are — and the full cost of attendance is $21,775.
How much do Empire Beauty School-Charlotte graduates earn?
Students who enrolled earn a median of $24,022 ten years later. See the program table above for salaries by major.
What is the graduation rate?
24% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
Other colleges in Charlotte
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public · 24,453 students |
$15,435 | 80% | 69% | $57,289 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · Public · 15,067 students |
$3,345 | — | 31% | $37,865 |
| Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit · 1,244 students |
$20,894 | 45% | 34% | $42,680 |
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit · 1,211 students |
$30,857 | 62% | 61% | $57,673 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit · 1,184 students |
$27,426 | 80% | 49% | $43,418 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte, NC · Public · 533 students |
— | 60% | 100% | $64,624 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit · 344 students |
$25,733 | — | 70% | $42,759 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit · 252 students |
$30,611 | 94% | 77% | $31,548 |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit · 202 students |
$38,436 | 100% | — | $92,405 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit · 97 students |
$23,033 | — | 56% | $23,966 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.