Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy

Salisbury, Maryland · Small city

0%
Transfer rate
$24,260
Avg net price
40%
Grad / completion
$25,426
Median earnings

Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Salisbury, Maryland (small city setting), enrolling 32 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 32 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersNear the coast

About Salisbury, Maryland

Salisbury is a city in and the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Salisbury's location at the head of Wicomico River was a major factor in growth. At first, it was a small colonial outpost set up by Lord Baltimore. Salisbury was established in 1732. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
14 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico (SBY)

How Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy compares

Graduation rate40%

Higher than 26% · #19 of 38 in Maryland

First-year retention50%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,426

Higher than 19% · #28 of 38 in Maryland

Average net price$24,260

Cheaper than 20% · #33 cheapest of 40 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$16,500

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment32

Larger than 7%

Percentiles compare Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White53%
  • Black37%
  • Hispanic6.2%
  • Asian3.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
32
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
62%
First-generation students
—
Students over 25
42%
Median family income
$13,098

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$24,260

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
40%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$18,809
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$25,426
Median debt at graduation
$16,500
Students with federal loans
51%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
20%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$150

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$23,115
$30–48k
$23,655
$48–75k
$27,727
$75–110k
—
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$25,426
Typical debt at graduation
$16,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
65%
Out-earn a HS grad
12%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
29°F
Annual rain
48″
Annual snow
8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Salisbury, MD US station (1.9 mi from campus).

What Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
24 grads$21k 1 yr$22k 5 yr$14k debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.