How many students received Pell Grants here?

According to the data, 74.5% of students received Pell Grants.

What do graduates of the cosmetology program typically earn?

Median earnings 2 years after completion for the Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services program are reported at $17,251.

What is the school's completion rate?

The reported completion rate is 53.4%.

How many students are enrolled?

There are 103 students enrolled at this location.

Is this school public or private?

It is a private for-profit school.

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Empire Beauty School-Union

Union, New Jersey · private for-profit · mainly awards certificates · 103 students · CosmetologyBarbering

Avg net price / yr

$17,620

cheaper than 38% of comparable schools

Completion rate

53.4%

Median debt at completion

$13,000

Median earnings (10 yrs after entry)

$23,925

earns ~$1,357.8 per $1k of yearly net price

About

Empire Beauty School-Union is a private for-profit institution in Union, NJ, that mainly awards certificates. It serves students seeking training in cosmetology and related personal grooming services.

What to know

The average annual net price after aid is $17,620, and 74.5% of students received Pell Grants. A reported 53.4% completion rate means less than half of enrolled students finish their program. Median student debt at completion is $13,000, with typical earnings 10 years after entry reported at $23,925.

Net price is 8% below the New Jersey median ($19,111) for schools offering these programs. Reported median earnings are 16% 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	$17,251

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Questions students ask

How many students received Pell Grants here?: According to the data, 74.5% of students received Pell Grants.
What do graduates of the cosmetology program typically earn?: Median earnings 2 years after completion for the Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services program are reported at $17,251.
What is the school's completion rate?: The reported completion rate is 53.4%.
How many students are enrolled?: There are 103 students enrolled at this location.
Is this school public or private?: It is a private for-profit school.

Other options in New Jersey

School	City	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin	Iselin	$37,819	52.7%	$31,914
Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	$19,137	55.3%	$24,397
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness	Voorhees	$17,818	90.2%	$29,601
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York	West New York	$21,953	not reported	$18,123
P B Cosmetology Education Center	Gloucester	$16,188	77.1%	$26,800
Parisian Beauty School	Hackensack	$32,141	86.4%	$27,767

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026), school ID 184506. 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.