How much financial aid is available?

70.5% of students receive Pell Grants, indicating significant financial aid availability for eligible applicants.

What do graduates of the cosmetology program typically earn?

Reported median earnings for the Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services program are $16,510 two years after completion.

How many students finish the program?

The completion rate is reported at 35.3%, meaning roughly one-third of enrolled students finish their certificate.

What is the class size like?

The school has an average enrollment of 80 students, which suggests a small class environment.

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Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem, North Carolina · private for-profit · mainly awards certificates · 80 students · CosmetologyBarbering

Avg net price / yr

$16,503

cheaper than 44% of comparable schools

Completion rate

35.3%

Median debt at completion

$10,667

Median earnings (10 yrs after entry)

$24,397

earns ~$1,478.3 per $1k of yearly net price

About

Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem is a private for-profit institution in Winston-Salem, NC, that mainly awards certificates in cosmetology. It serves students pursuing careers in personal grooming services with reported enrollment of 80 people.

What to know

The average annual net price after aid is $16,503, and the median student debt at completion is reported at $10,667. Only 35.3% of students complete their program, while median earnings 10 years after entry are $24,397. Students in the cosmetology program typically earn a median of $16,510 two years after completion.

Net price is 112% above the North Carolina median ($7,792) for schools offering these programs. Reported median earnings are 14% 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	$16,510

Questions students ask

How much financial aid is available?: 70.5% of students receive Pell Grants, indicating significant financial aid availability for eligible applicants.
What do graduates of the cosmetology program typically earn?: Reported median earnings for the Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services program are $16,510 two years after completion.
How many students finish the program?: The completion rate is reported at 35.3%, meaning roughly one-third of enrolled students finish their certificate.
What is the class size like?: The school has an average enrollment of 80 students, which suggests a small class environment.
Is this a public or private school?: Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem is a private for-profit school.

Other options in North Carolina

School	City	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
College of the Albemarle	Elizabeth City	$2,253	34%	$33,234
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College	Asheville	$11,602	33.6%	$36,048
Beaufort County Community College	Washington	$6,500	42.7%	$32,519
Bladen Community College	Dublin	$9,551	23.7%	$30,591
Blue Ridge Community College	Flat Rock	$5,756	48.8%	$36,324
Brunswick Community College	Bolivia	$9,009	38.6%	$36,668

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026), school ID 459046. 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.