Private for-profit · Community college

Empire Beauty School-Hooksett

Hooksett, New Hampshire · Midsize suburb

#2 best value in New Hampshire#4 graduation rate in New Hampshire

0%
Transfer rate: $10,549
Avg net price: 83%
Grad / completion: $33,546
Median earnings

Empire Beauty School-Hooksett is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Hooksett, New Hampshire (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 306 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 306 undergradsMidsize suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Hooksett, New Hampshire

Hooksett is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. Hooksett was incorporated in 1822. First known as "Chester Woods" and "Rowe's Corner", the community was called "Hooksett" for nearly 50 years before being incorporated. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 4 miles to Manchester, NH
To the ocean: 33 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Manchester-Boston (MHT)

How Empire Beauty School-Hooksett compares

Graduation rate83%

Higher than 82% · #4 of 14 in New Hampshire

First-year retention97%

Higher than 90%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,546

Higher than 44% · #8 of 9 in New Hampshire

Average net price$10,549

Cheaper than 68% · #2 cheapest of 13 in New Hampshire

Median debt at graduation$7,942

Lower than 73%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment306

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare Empire Beauty School-Hooksett with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New Hampshire.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women27791%
Men299%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White77%
Black3.3%
Hispanic8.8%
Asian1.0%
Other or multiracial10%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 306
Student–faculty ratio: 17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 31%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 36%
Median family income: $23,233

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $10,549

Outcomes

Graduated: 83%
First-year retention: 97%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $35,629
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $33,546
Median debt at graduation: $7,942
Students with federal loans: 46%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 31%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

83%

Low-income (Pell)

54%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $100

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$10,813

$30–48k

$8,151

$48–75k

$10,114

$75–110k

$13,184

$110k+

$13,184

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

60%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,651

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 60% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,651. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 81 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $33,546
Typical debt at graduation: $7,942
Debt vs. one year's pay: 24%
Out-earn a HS grad: 28%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 81°F
Winter low: 13°F
Annual rain: 42.5″
Annual snow: 52.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Massabesic Lake, NH US station (5.2 mi from campus).

What Empire Beauty School-Hooksett graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

180 grads$24k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$10k debt

180$24,089$33,430$9,833

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Tuition: —
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Tuition: $11k
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Students: 402
Tuition: —
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Colleges near Empire Beauty School-Hooksett

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University of New Hampshire at Manchester

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.