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2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$4,890 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,667 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Personal & Culinary Services

$4,920 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Jefferson State Community College to be the best value school for personal and culinary services students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jeff State are $4,920 per year.

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$4,860 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lurleen B Wallace Community College is a great value for personal and culinary services students. 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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$17,773 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Remington College - Mobile Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 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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Out of the 8 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University Academy of Hair Design landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Northport, University Academy of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with a 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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The excellent programs at Paul Mitchell the School Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Alabama. Paul Mitchell the School Birmingham is a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Salon Professional Academy - Huntsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, TSPA - Huntsville is a private for-profit college with a 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Blue Cliff Career College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, Blue Cliff Career College is a private for-profit college 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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Out of the 8 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Huntsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Paul Mitchell the School Huntsville is a fairly 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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Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 668
West Virginia 33
Florida 371
Virginia 301
Arkansas 79
Mississippi 149
South Carolina 92
Louisiana 143
Kentucky 109
Georgia 327
Tennessee 77

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Related Major Annual Graduates
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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