Empire Beauty School-North Hills

Pittsburgh, PA · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026

TypePrivate for-profit
Highest AwardCertificate
Undergraduates83
Student-Faculty Ratio13:1
Largest Program Tuition$17,000

About Empire Beauty School-North Hills

Empire Beauty School-North Hills is a private for-profit institution in Pittsburgh, PA, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 83 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 13:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.

Official website: www.empire.edu

Cost and tuition

The published tuition for the largest program at Empire Beauty School-North Hills is $17,000 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.

For context, the average in-state tuition at the 182 Pennsylvania colleges that do report one is $26,753.

Other colleges in Pittsburgh

CollegeTypeUndergraduatesTuition
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPublic20,370$21,926
Community College of Allegheny CountyPublic9,544$4,842
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate nonprofit7,304$66,246
Duquesne UniversityPrivate nonprofit5,350$48,986
Point Park UniversityPrivate nonprofit2,331$39,570
Carlow UniversityPrivate nonprofit1,348$35,874

Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.

Outcomes and student profile at Empire Beauty School-North Hills

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling$22,377
Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time)47%
Median debt among graduates who borrowed$10,667
Undergraduates receiving Pell grants72%
Undergraduates aged 25 and over42%
First-generation students53%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.

FAQ

How much does Empire Beauty School-North Hills cost?

The published tuition for Empire Beauty School-North Hills's largest program is $17,000 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.

How big is Empire Beauty School-North Hills?

Empire Beauty School-North Hills enrolls about 83 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 13:1.

What kind of school is Empire Beauty School-North Hills?

Empire Beauty School-North Hills is a private for-profit institution in Pittsburgh, PA. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.

Why is there no in-state tuition figure for Empire Beauty School-North Hills?

College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Empire Beauty School-North Hills does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.

How much do graduates of Empire Beauty School-North Hills earn?

Median earnings ten years after enrolling at Empire Beauty School-North Hills are $22,377 a year, according to College Scorecard.

How much debt do students at Empire Beauty School-North Hills take on?

The median debt among Empire Beauty School-North Hills graduates who borrowed is $10,667, according to College Scorecard.