Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · Astoria, NY
At Empire Beauty School-Queens, the Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services undergraduate certificate or diploma program reported $25,814 median earnings four years after completion and $14,492 median federal debt among 966 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $25,814, five-year median earnings were $21,000, and median federal debt was $14,492 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 353 published undergraduate certificate or diploma records in this field, earnings ranked at the 35th percentile and debt was lower than about 7% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 35% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 7% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 353 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
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04 · Institution context
The Empire Beauty School-Queens institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Astoria, New York · Private for-profit
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $25,814 four-year median earnings, $14,492 median federal debt, 966 working graduates, and 353 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $25,814 four years after completion and $21,000 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $14,492 across a reported debt cohort of — borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 12.04 and the Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
