Is this school public or private?

The school is a private for-profit institution.

How many students attend?

There are 176 students enrolled.

What is the completion rate?

The reported completion rate is 70.8%.

How available is financial aid?

56.6% of students received Pell Grants.

What do graduates earn?

Median earnings 10 years after entry are $23,921. For the cosmetology program, median earnings 2 years after completion are $17,416.

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Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley

Moosic, Pennsylvania · private for-profit · mainly awards certificates · 176 students · CosmetologyBarbering

Avg net price / yr

$17,372

cheaper than 39% of comparable schools

Completion rate

70.8%

Median debt at completion

$10,667

Median earnings (10 yrs after entry)

$23,921

earns ~$1,377 per $1k of yearly net price

About

Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley is a private for-profit trade school in Moosic, PA that issues certificates in cosmetology and related personal grooming services. The school serves 176 students and reports a completion rate of 70.8%. Reported data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

What to know

The average annual net price after financial aid is $17,372, while the median student debt at completion is $10,667. Sixty-six point six percent of students receive Pell Grants. Typical median earnings 10 years after entry are reported at $23,921, with cosmetology graduates earning $17,416 two years after completion.

Net price is 1% below the Pennsylvania median ($17,520) 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	$17,416

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Questions students ask

Is this school public or private?: The school is a private for-profit institution.
How many students attend?: There are 176 students enrolled.
What is the completion rate?: The reported completion rate is 70.8%.
How available is financial aid?: 56.6% of students received Pell Grants.
What do graduates earn?: Median earnings 10 years after entry are $23,921. For the cosmetology program, median earnings 2 years after completion are $17,416.

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 212355. 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.