After Empire Beauty School-Michigan: graduation, pay and debt
Grand Rapids, Michigan · For-profit · 285 undergrads
The typical student earns $22,377 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,667 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$22.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$10.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
27%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
52%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$18,493
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$20,753
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$22,377
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
23%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$10,667
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,633
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,525
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,238
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
27%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
27%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers