Federal data
Highest earning certificate cosmetology programs in Alabama
Alabama cosmetology programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Cliff Career College | Mobile | For-profit, under 2-year | $20,014 | 46 |
| 2 | George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | Dothan | Public, 2-year | $19,828 | 46 |
| 3 | Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville | Madison | For-profit, under 2-year | $15,976 | 114 |
| 4 | The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville | Huntsville | For-profit, under 2-year | $15,804 | 34 |
| 5 | Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham | Hoover | For-profit, under 2-year | $15,782 | 99 |
| 6 | Remington College | Mobile | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $15,381 | 139 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.