2023 Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Cosmetology Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, cosmetology was the most popular one in Pennsylvania. In total, 3,378 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Pennsylvania.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Cosmetology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Cosmetology Associate Degree School

#1

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

63 Associate Degrees

$18,350 Average Tuition & Fees

$21,002 Average Earnings

Our analysis found Douglas Education Center to be the best value school for cosmetology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Douglas Education Center is a small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Monessen.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Douglas Education Center are $18,350 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, cosmetology graduates from Douglas Education Center carry an average student debtload of $13,976. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $503.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Tiffany Bumgardner.

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