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Best Schools for Make-Up Artist/Specialist in Pennsylvania
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall make-up artist/specialist education in Pennsylvania.
Top Schools in Make-Up Artist/Specialist
Douglas Education Center is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in make-up artist/specialist. Located in the town of Monessen, Douglas Education Center is a small private for-profit university. Douglas Education Center awarded about 50 make-up artist/specialist degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the make-up artist/specialist program make about $19,940 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $11,823 to complete this degree.
See the full make-up artist/specialist program report for Douglas Education Center
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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