Empire Beauty School-Lakeland
Lakeland, FL · Private for-profit · offers Certificate degrees
—Acceptance rate
$17,086Average net price / year
59%Graduation rate
$23,589Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
$10,231Median debt at graduation
145Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- $22,399
- Average net price
- $17,086
Net price by family income
- $0–30k
- $16,010
- $30–48k
- $15,530
- $48–75k
- $19,097
- $75–110k
- $22,399
- $110k+
- $21,987
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Median earnings (6 yrs)
- $21,743
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $23,589
- Median debt (graduates)
- $10,231
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.0%
- Students with Pell grants
- 62%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
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 | 52 | $18,639 | $12,500 |
Students
- Undergraduates
- 145
- Part-time
- 26%
- Women / men
- 96% / 4%
- White
- 39%
- Hispanic
- 25%
- Black
- 23%
- Asian
- 0%
- International
- 0%
Faculty & school
- Student–faculty ratio
- 25:1
- 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-Lakeland cost?
The average net price after grants is $17,086 per year; in-state tuition and fees are — and the full cost of attendance is $22,399.
How much do Empire Beauty School-Lakeland graduates earn?
Students who enrolled earn a median of $23,589 ten years later. See the program table above for salaries by major.
What is the graduation rate?
59% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
Other colleges in Lakeland
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern University Lakeland, FL · Private nonprofit · 4,813 students |
$31,942 | 53% | 43% | $46,744 |
| Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL · Private nonprofit · 2,656 students |
$28,551 | 64% | 71% | $55,294 |
| Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL · Public · 1,689 students |
$11,853 | 58% | 55% | — |
| Traviss Technical College Lakeland, FL · Public · 460 students |
— | — | 90% | $39,813 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland Lakeland, FL · Private for-profit · 185 students |
$11,298 | — | 76% | $20,948 |
| Keiser University-Lakeland Lakeland, FL · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | $39,696 |
| Maynard A. Traviss Technical College - Central Florida Aerospace Academy Lakeland, FL · Public |
— | — | — | $39,813 |
| NUC University - Florida Technical College - Lakeland Lakeland, FL · Private for-profit |
— | — | — | $24,785 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.