Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, NC · Private for-profit · offers Certificate degrees
—Acceptance rate
$16,503Average net price / year
44%Graduation rate
$24,397Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
$10,667Median debt at graduation
80Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- $21,857
- Average net price
- $16,503
Net price by family income
- $0–30k
- $16,124
- $30–48k
- $16,298
- $48–75k
- $21,857
- $110k+
- $21,857
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Median earnings (6 yrs)
- $19,174
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $24,397
- Median debt (graduates)
- $10,667
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.0%
- Students with Pell grants
- 70%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
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 | 17 | $16,251 | $12,000 |
Students
- Undergraduates
- 80
- Part-time
- 36%
- Women / men
- 93% / 8%
- White
- 16%
- Hispanic
- 13%
- Black
- 68%
- Asian
- 1%
- International
- 0%
Faculty & school
- Student–faculty ratio
- 23:1
- 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-Winston-Salem cost?
The average net price after grants is $16,503 per year; in-state tuition and fees are — and the full cost of attendance is $21,857.
How much do Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem graduates earn?
Students who enrolled earn a median of $24,397 ten years later. See the program table above for salaries by major.
What is the graduation rate?
44% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
Other colleges in Winston-Salem
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC · Public · 7,113 students |
$7,200 | — | 34% | $34,139 |
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit · 5,485 students |
$28,719 | 22% | 89% | $78,158 |
| Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC · Public · 4,170 students |
$13,479 | 78% | 47% | $45,344 |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC · Public · 945 students |
$14,906 | 30% | 78% | $38,357 |
| Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit · 460 students |
$20,828 | 40% | 22% | $32,864 |
| Salem College Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit · 423 students |
$18,277 | 77% | 57% | $44,640 |
| Carolina Christian College Winston Salem, NC · Private nonprofit · 52 students |
$22,366 | — | 15% | $40,672 |
| Winston Salem Barber School Winston-Salem, NC · Private for-profit · 29 students |
$14,610 | — | 63% | $16,389 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.