Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Alabama
39 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $21,964 at Gadsden State Community College.
What this work pays in Alabama
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Alabama earn a median of $29,150 a year across 3,300 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $40,810 | 1,280 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $30,300 | 920 |
| Skincare Specialists | $39,260 | 590 |
| Barbers | $29,120 | — |
| Shampooers | $21,810 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,964 (19 grads) | 83 |
| Fortis College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | $10,800 | $18,576 (73 grads) | — |
| Blue Cliff Career College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | $8,833 | $17,859 (30 grads) | 28 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia | Undergraduate certificate | — | $17,779 (16 grads) | 48 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham Hoover | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $17,197 (130 grads) | 70 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | $17,060 (15 grads) | 21 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Undergraduate certificate | — | $15,817 (19 grads) | 3 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Associate's degree | — | $15,552 (15 grads) | — |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | $14,750 | $15,303 (534 grads) | 49 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $15,125 (50 grads) | 26 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | — | $11,851 (14 grads) | 66 |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | $16,500 | not published | 21 |
| Brown Beauty Barber School Bessemer | Undergraduate certificate | $16,500 | not published | 39 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| University Academy of Hair Design Tuscaloosa | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | not published | 37 |
| Winonah's International School of Cosmetology Hoover | Undergraduate certificate | $6,861 | not published | 82 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 37 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 77 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Midfield Institute of Cosmetology Midfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| New Beginning College of Cosmetology Albertville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.