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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.
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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. Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a great place for trade school students. Delaware Tech is located in Dover, Delaware and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,999 degrees to qualified students.
Degree recipients from Delaware Tech accumulate an average of $10,697 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, Delaware Tech graduates make an average of $35,255 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
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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 public institution located in Woodside, Delaware. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 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.After graduating from Polytech Adult Education, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $45,641 during the early years 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. University of Delaware is a large public school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 6,477 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from UD accumulate an average of $24,565 in student debt by the time they complete 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.
Out of the 13 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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. During the early years of their career, Wilmington University graduates make an average of $52,115 annually. 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. Academy of Massage and Bodywork is a very small private for-profit school situated in Bear, Delaware. It awarded 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. Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design LLC did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design LLC is a private for-profit institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 87 degrees in 2021-2022.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
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With a ranking of #8, Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working. Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology is located in Dagsboro, Delaware and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 87 degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 99% were women.
Paul Mitchell the School Delaware landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. 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.
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 ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Trade Schools in Delaware list. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 929 students 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. During the early years of their career, Del State graduates make an average of $40,156 annually. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #11, Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working. Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty is a very small private for-profit school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 10 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $9,275 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.
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Goldey - Beacom College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Trade Schools in Delaware list. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 360 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,502 in student loans. 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.