10-yr median earnings
$30,814
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Monessen, Pennsylvania
Douglas Education Center
Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit institution in Monessen, Pennsylvania. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 84.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $27,348
- Avg net price / yr
- $30,814
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Douglas Education Center posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 21st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 84.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +23%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Fringe
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Douglas Education Center profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
42/100
Douglas Education Center
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$30,814
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$27,348
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
84.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
44.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$27,348
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
84.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 84.8%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Douglas Education Center vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Douglas Education Center ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Douglas Education Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$30,814 21st percentile higher than 21% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Douglas Education Center | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $30,814 | #4007 of 5103 | 21st |
| Average net price | $27,348 | #4194 of 5020 | 16th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 84.8% | #449 of 4858 | 91st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 178 | #3759 of 5462 | 31st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
178
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
84.8%
150%-time completion
$30,814
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Douglas Education Center ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Douglas Education Center | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $30,814 | #230 of 270 | 15th |
| Average net price | $27,348 | #210 of 264 | 20th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 84.8% | #30 of 259 | 88th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 178 | #183 of 282 | 35th |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 230 | Douglas Education CenterThis school | $30,814 | $27,348 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Douglas Education Center
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$24,076 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$24,212 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$28,247 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$32,370 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Douglas Education Center - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $19,450 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $19,450 |
| Average Net Price | $27,348 |
41.5%
Pell Grant Rate
67.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,000
Median Debt
$127/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Douglas Education Center swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $24,516 to $28,128 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -1.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$24,516
Highest year
$28,128
Most recent (2023)
$26,922
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $27,3842023 · $26,922
Over the same years, enrollment went -26.2% (271 → 200 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
76.9%
Female
41.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$25,006
Median Earnings (6yr)
34.1%
Earning Over $25K
44.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 84.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $25,006 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $30,814 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 34.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 44.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $127/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 3 | 69 | $32,245 | $32,245 | $12,000 |
| Certificate | 2 | 83 | $31,412 | $31,412 | $8,750 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Associate's | 63 | $32,245 | $12,000 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 83 | $31,412 | $8,750 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Associate's | 6 | - | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's | - | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Douglas Education Center? ▼
Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit institution in Monessen, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 178 students.
How much do Douglas Education Center former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Douglas Education Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $30,814 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $25,006.
How much does Douglas Education Center cost? ▼
The average net price at Douglas Education Center is $27,348. In-state tuition is $19,450 and out-of-state tuition is $19,450. Median student debt at graduation is $12,000.
What is the graduation rate at Douglas Education Center? ▼
Douglas Education Center has a 84.8% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Douglas Education Center worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Douglas Education Center is $12,000, while former students earn a median of $30,814 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 39% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 44.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $127.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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