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Esthetician schools in Delaware
Delaware has 3 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Delaware, expect to start around $31,200–$42,400 and reach a median of $50,820 with experience; the top quarter earn $52,290 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Delaware). Graduates of these Delaware programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,381 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in Delaware
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 130 employed in Delaware. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in Delaware, ranked by what their graduates earned
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Career Institute LLC | Newark | for-profit | 65 | $18,381 | $7,781 | 82% | $19,142 |
| Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design | Newark | for-profit | 75 | not reported | not reported | 61% | $23,297 |
| Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology | Dagsboro | for-profit | 60 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $21,760 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.