an associate degree in cosmetology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #81 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
There was only one school in Pennsylvania to review for the 2025 Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Associate Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
The cosmetology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Cosmetology Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
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Douglas Education Center is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in cosmetology. Douglas Education Center is a small private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Monessen.
Soon after graduation, cosmetology associate recipients usually earn an average of $19,347 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
by our College Data Analytics Team