What percentage of students receive Pell Grants?

68.3% of students at this school receive Pell Grants.

What is the median earnings figure for the cosmetology program?

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

How many students finish the program?

The completion rate is reported as 37.8%.

How many students are enrolled?

There are 121 students enrolled at the school.

Is this school public or private?

The school is a private for-profit institution.

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Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills

Owings Mills, Maryland · private for-profit · mainly awards certificates · 121 students · CosmetologyBarbering

Avg net price / yr

$15,997

cheaper than 47% of comparable schools

Completion rate

37.8%

Median debt at completion

$13,000

Median earnings (10 yrs after entry)

$25,073

earns ~$1,567.4 per $1k of yearly net price

About

Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills is a private for-profit institution in Owings Mills, MD that mainly awards certificates in cosmetology. The school currently enrolls 121 students and serves a population where 68.3% receive Pell Grants.

What to know

The average annual net price after aid is reported as $15,997, while the median student debt at completion is $13,000. Only 37.8% of students complete the program, and median earnings 10 years after entry are $25,073. For the cosmetology certificate, median earnings two years after completion are $16,342.

Net price is 19% below the Maryland median ($19,864) 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

Questions students ask

What percentage of students receive Pell Grants?: 68.3% of students at this school receive Pell Grants.
What is the median earnings figure for the cosmetology program?: The median earnings for the Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services program two years after completion are $16,342.
How many students finish the program?: The completion rate is reported as 37.8%.
How many students are enrolled?: There are 121 students enrolled at the school.
Is this school public or private?: The school is a private for-profit institution.

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School	City	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Award Beauty School	Hagerstown	$20,576	58.8%	$18,172
Baltimore Studio of Hair Design	Baltimore	$17,140	80.4%	$20,080
Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy	Salisbury	$24,260	53.1%	$25,426
Aveda Institute-Maryland	Bel Air	$13,705	92.6%	$21,250
Fortis Institute-Towson	Towson	$31,549	41.1%	$36,368
Montgomery Beauty School	Silver Spring	$20,755	57.4%	$18,726

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026), school ID 444291. 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.