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