What percentage of students receive Pell Grants?

71.4% of students at this school received Pell Grants.

How much do graduates typically earn after two years?

The median earnings for the Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services program two years after completion are reported at $16,342.

What is the completion rate for this school?

The reported completion rate is 74.2%.

How many students are enrolled at Empire Beauty School-Monroeville?

There are 84 students currently enrolled at this location.

Is Empire Beauty School-Monroeville a public or private school?

It is a private for-profit school.

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Empire Beauty School-Monroeville

Monroeville, Pennsylvania · private for-profit · mainly awards certificates · 84 students · CosmetologyBarbering

Avg net price / yr

$16,162

cheaper than 46% of comparable schools

Completion rate

74.2%

Median debt at completion

$13,000

Median earnings (10 yrs after entry)

$25,073

earns ~$1,551.4 per $1k of yearly net price

About

Empire Beauty School-Monroeville is a private for-profit institution in Monroeville, PA that mainly awards certificates. The school serves 84 students and focuses on cosmetology and related personal grooming services. It reports a 74.2% completion rate based on U.S. Department of Education data.

What to know

The average annual net price after aid is $16,162, with a median student debt at completion of $13,000. While 71.4% of students received Pell Grants, the typical median earnings 10 years after entry are reported at $25,073. Graduates of the cosmetology certificate program typically earn a median of $16,342 two years after completion.

Net price is 8% below the Pennsylvania median ($17,520) for schools offering these programs. Reported median earnings are 12% below the national median ($28,378) for comparable schools.

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Programs & what graduates earn

Program	Credential	Median earnings 2 yrs after completion
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services	undergraduate certificate	$16,342

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Questions students ask

What percentage of students receive Pell Grants?: 71.4% of students at this school received Pell Grants.
How much do graduates typically earn after two years?: The median earnings for the Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services program two years after completion are reported at $16,342.
What is the completion rate for this school?: The reported completion rate is 74.2%.
How many students are enrolled at Empire Beauty School-Monroeville?: There are 84 students currently enrolled at this location.
Is Empire Beauty School-Monroeville a public or private school?: It is a private for-profit school.

Other options in Pennsylvania

School	City	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Community College of Allegheny County	Pittsburgh	$13,970	25.3%	$39,449
The Beauty Institute	Whitehall	$15,916	64.4%	$23,580
Altoona Beauty School Inc	Altoona	$25,356	83.7%	$24,246
The Beauty Institute-Ambler	Ambler	$17,878	64.5%	$24,785
Beauty Culture School LLC	Feasterville	$19,995	91.7%	$27,341
Butler Beauty Academy	Butler	$10,406	76.4%	$23,003

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026), school ID 430227. Figures are federally reported medians and may lag current prices. "Not reported" means the federal dataset suppresses or lacks the value — often due to small cohort sizes. How we compute comparisons. This site is independent and not affiliated with any government agency or school.