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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Cosmetology (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

1 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 95,609 people earned their degree in cosmetology, making the major the 238th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, cosmetology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $15,675 and had an average of $10,029 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 2,665 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $15,167 and $9,939 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 71 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cosmetology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cosmetology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Cosmetology (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality
$31,064 Average Net Price
$20,388 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Cosmetology Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Douglas Education Center landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Monessen, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified associates’s cosmetology students in 2019-2020.

Douglas Education Center also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Douglas Education Center is $31,064 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Cosmetology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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