Home / Cosmetology Schools / Alabama / University Academy of Hair Design
Cosmetology program at University Academy of Hair Design
Tuscaloosa, AL · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $12,000
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,400
- Listed cost
- $14,400
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,500 clock hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 17
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $15,012
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $104 a month over 10 years
- $9,833
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $26,307
- Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Tuscaloosa, AL
- $30,250
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
University Academy of Hair Design awarded 17 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $12,000 compares with a Alabama median wage of $29,150 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).
Compare nearby cosmetology programs
- Brown Beauty Barber SchoolBessemer, AL · 37.9 mi · $16,000
- Midfield Institute of CosmetologyMidfield, AL · 42.0 mi · $14,400
- Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL · 42.7 mi
- Winonah's International School of CosmetologyHoover, AL · 45.5 mi · $13,250
- Paul Mitchell the School-BirminghamHoover, AL · 45.5 mi · $18,841
Cosmetology Schools in Alabama · All programs at University Academy of Hair Design