by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Empire Beauty School-Tucson can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will Empire Beauty School-Tucson offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Empire Beauty School-Tucson.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
For freshmen starting at Empire Beauty School-Tucson, 72% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 101 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 56% | $4,341 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 19% | $696 |
| Federal Pell grants | 52% | $4,263 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 49% | $6,291 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Empire Beauty School-Tucson, around 52% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $4,053 (across roughly 182 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 52% | $4,053 |
| Federal Pell grants | 50% | $3,922 |
| Federal student loans | 47% | $6,406 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $5,321.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $15,805 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,650 |
| Over $75,000 | $20,349 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $17,013 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $17,432 |
To project your own net price, use Empire Beauty School-Tucson’s net price calculator: www.empire.edu/net-price-calculator.
Graduating students at Empire Beauty School-Tucson carry a median federal student debt of $8,028 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,028 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $13,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $137.82/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Empire Beauty School-Tucson.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $12,252 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,700 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,955 |
| Middle income | $8,028 |
| High income | $8,025 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,028 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,028 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,667 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Empire Beauty School-Tucson.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Empire Beauty School-Tucson:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 14568 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $145,421,343 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 5 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $66,303 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $13,261 |
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