2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services School for You
With 194 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, personal and culinary services is the #28 most popular major in Alabama.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Alabama to see which programs offered the best value experiences for personal and culinary services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Personal & Culinary Services
Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson State Community College the best value school in Alabama for personal and culinary services students. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Birmingham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jeff State are $4,920 a year.
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The excellent programs at Lurleen B Wallace Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Alabama. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Andalusia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College are $4,860 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Mobile Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama list. Remington College - Mobile Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Remington College - Mobile Campus are $17,773 per year. After completing their degree, personal and culinary services graduates from Remington College - Mobile Campus carry an average student debtload of $14,750. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $48, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University Academy of Hair Design is a great value for personal and culinary services students. Located in the small city of Northport, University Academy of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at University Academy of Hair Design accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Mitchell the School Birmingham. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama list. Paul Mitchell the School Birmingham is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Hoover.
Personal & Culinary Services majors at Paul Mitchell the School Birmingham take out an average of $13,831 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 8 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The Salon Professional Academy - Huntsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, TSPA - Huntsville is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
While working on their degree, personal and culinary services majors at TSPA - Huntsville accumulate an average of around $13,000 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Blue Cliff Career College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Alabama. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, Blue Cliff Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, personal and culinary services graduates from Blue Cliff Career College take out $8,666 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Paul Mitchell the School Huntsville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama list. Paul Mitchell the School Huntsville is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.
The average amount in student loans that personal and culinary services majors at Paul Mitchell the School Huntsville take out is $11,666.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 668 |
West Virginia | 33 |
Mississippi | 149 |
South Carolina | 92 |
Florida | 371 |
Virginia | 301 |
Arkansas | 79 |
Kentucky | 109 |
Georgia | 327 |
Tennessee | 77 |
Louisiana | 143 |
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Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 107,895 |
Culinary Arts | 19,806 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,354 |
Casino Operations and Services | 192 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 81 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Personal & Culinary Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 96,336 |
Precision Production | 52,913 |
Construction Trades | 35,794 |
Transportation & Materials Moving | 29,084 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.