2023 Most Popular Trade Schools in Delaware
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Trade Schools in Delaware ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Delaware to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Trade Schools in Delaware
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Our 2023 rankings named Dawn Career Institute LLC the most popular school in Delaware for trade school students working on their degree. This very small private for-profit school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 354 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $7,290 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $63, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Dawn Career Institute graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $22,894 during the early year of their career. Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Out of the 13 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the # 2 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 1,999 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $10,697 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from Delaware Tech, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $35,255 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Out of the 13 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Polytech Adult Education landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Woodside, Delaware, the very small public school handed out 175 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $3,294 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, Polytech Adult Education graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $45,641 during the early year of their career. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Trade Schools in Delaware list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 6,477 students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,565 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $682, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from UD, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $46,231 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wilmington University is a great place for trade school students. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in New Castle, Delaware, and it awarded 3,732 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $28,753 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, Wilmington University graduates make an average of $52,115 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Academy of Massage and Bodywork ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Trade Schools in Delaware list. Located in Bear, Delaware, the very small private for-profit school handed out 86 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $5,545 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, Academy of Massage and Bodywork graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $21,016 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design LLC landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design LLC is a very small private for-profit school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 87 degrees in 2021-2022.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
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Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. Dagsboro, Delaware is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out degrees to 87 students in 2021-2022.
Around 99% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #9, Paul Mitchell the School Delaware did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working. Paul Mitchell the School Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 67 degrees to qualified students.
During the early years of their career, Paul Mitchell the School Delaware graduates make an average of $19,096 annually. Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
Delaware State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list. Del State is a public institution located in Dover, Delaware. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 929 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $26,231 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $552. Once they receive their degree, Del State graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $40,156 during the early year of their career. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Trade Schools in Delaware ranking. This very small private for-profit school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 10 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $9,275 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 20% were women.
Goldey - Beacom College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Trade Schools in Delaware ranking. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmington, Delaware. It awarded 360 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Goldey - Beacom College accumulate an average of $19,502 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Goldey - Beacom College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $44,055 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
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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