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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama

31 Colleges
$16,667 Avg Salary
$13,046 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Alabama to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Personal & Culinary Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the personal and culinary services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alabama.

Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson State Community College the most popular school in Alabama for personal and culinary services students. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Birmingham.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Jefferson State Community College

Out of the 31 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Mitchell the School Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the 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 31 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Gadsden State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. GSCC is a small public school located in the small city of Gadsden.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Gadsden State Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winonah’S-International-School-Of-Cosmetology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small city of Hoover, <nil> is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Winonah’S-International-School-Of-Cosmetology

The excellent programs at Paul Mitchell the School Huntsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best personal and culinary services schools in Alabama. Paul Mitchell the School Huntsville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large 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.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Paul Mitchell the School Huntsville

Northwest-Shoals Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #6 on the list. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the city of Muscle Shoals.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Northwest-Shoals Community College Report

New Beginning College of Cosmetology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular personal and culinary services programs. Located in the distant town of Albertville, New Beginning College of Cosmetology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at New Beginning College of Cosmetology

Shelton State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Shelton State Community College

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools in Alabama list. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Hanceville.

Read full report on Personal & Culinary Services at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

Wallace Community College, Dothan did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for personal and culinary services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Dothan, Wallace, Dothan is a public school with a small student population.

Full Personal & Culinary Services at Wallace Community College, Dothan Report

Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Schools 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 25 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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