2023 Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
60
Degrees Awarded
$21,002
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cosmetology for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 107,895 people earned their degree in cosmetology, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, cosmetology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $17,007 and had an average of $10,898 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 12,458 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,981 and $10,453 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 60 cosmetology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cosmetology programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the cosmetology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cosmetology for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cosmetology for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cosmetology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Douglas Education Center landed the #1 spot on the list. Douglas Education Center is a small school located in Monessen, Pennsylvania that handed out 57 associates’s cosmetology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Douglas Education Center, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 207 students enrolled at Douglas Education Center, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,251. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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