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Esthetician schools in Alabama
Alabama has 3 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Alabama, expect to start around $26,540–$31,960 and reach a median of $39,260 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,170 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Alabama). Graduates of these Alabama programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $15,692 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in Alabama
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 590 employed in Alabama. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in Alabama, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbertvilleAndalusiaMobile
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College | Andalusia | Public | 18 | $18,296 | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Blue Cliff Career College | Mobile | for-profit | 24 | $13,089 | $8,833 | 80% | $20,175 |
| New Beginning College of Cosmetology | Albertville | for-profit | 4 | not reported | not reported | 31% | $18,619 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.