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2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Cosmetology Associate Degree School for You
Cosmetology is the most popular major in the United States with 14,178 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Cosmetology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Cosmetology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the cosmetology associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Most Popular Middle Atlantic Region Trade Schools for an Associate in Cosmetology
Our 2023 rankings named Douglas Education Center the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for cosmetology students working on their associate degree. Douglas Education Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Monessen.
About 83% of the students majoring in cosmetology at the school are women while 17% are male.
The average amount in student loans that cosmetology majors at Douglas Education Center take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,976. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $503.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Cosmetology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Butler, BC3 is a public school with a small student population.
Request InformationBest Cosmetology Colleges by State
Explore the best cosmetology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 5,055 |
Pennsylvania | 3,378 |
New Jersey | 2,419 |
Maryland | 1,103 |
Delaware | 343 |
District of Columbia | 160 |
Majors Related to Cosmetology
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, cosmetology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Cosmetology Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Cosmetology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Culinary Arts | 22,075 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.