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Barber schools
559 colleges and career schools report barbering programs to IPEDS, with 12,398 completions in 2023-24.
Programs listed
559
all states
Middle program cost
$13,075
$9,314 to $16,756, IPEDS
Middle length
9 months
538 certificates, IPEDS
Median pay
$38,210
barbers, BLS May 2025
On state WIOA lists
254
programs, U.S. DOL file
Barber Schools by state
| State | Programs | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6 | $29,120 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $25,640 |
| Arizona | 1 | $34,380 |
| California | 77 | $38,380 |
| Colorado | 10 | $61,500 |
| Connecticut | 5 | $41,400 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | Not published |
| Delaware | 4 | Not published |
| Florida | 67 | $49,410 |
| Georgia | 22 | $30,750 |
| Hawaii | 2 | Not published |
| Iowa | 1 | $58,900 |
| Idaho | 9 | $36,040 |
| Illinois | 16 | $65,430 |
| Indiana | 13 | $33,600 |
| Kansas | 4 | Not published |
| Kentucky | 2 | Not published |
| Louisiana | 12 | $44,430 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | Not published |
| Maryland | 10 | $35,400 |
| Maine | 2 | $35,300 |
| Michigan | 6 | $35,490 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $53,990 |
| Missouri | 9 | $47,880 |
| Mississippi | 10 | $38,480 |
| Montana | 2 | Not published |
| North Carolina | 8 | $31,050 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $39,090 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | Not published |
| New Jersey | 10 | $54,850 |
| New Mexico | 14 | $39,100 |
| New York | 8 | $38,580 |
| Ohio | 10 | Not published |
| Oklahoma | 16 | $34,860 |
| Oregon | 14 | $77,430 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | $36,920 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $32,900 |
| Tennessee | 11 | $24,690 |
| Texas | 60 | $30,760 |
| Utah | 11 | $25,370 |
| Virginia | 6 | $46,730 |
| Vermont | 1 | Not published |
| Washington | 12 | $61,150 |
| Wisconsin | 14 | $36,540 |
| West Virginia | 4 | Not published |
| Wyoming | 3 | Not published |
Programs counts IPEDS schools. Median pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, annual.
Paying for barbering training
Barbering questions, answered from the data
How long is barbering training?
Among 538 certificate programs that report a length to IPEDS, the middle one takes 9 months; half take between 7 months and 12 months. Clock-hour programs run 900 to 1,250 hours (middle 1,000).
How much does a barbering program cost?
The middle whole-program tuition among 538 certificate programs reporting one to IPEDS for 2024-25 is $13,075; half cost between $9,314 and $16,756.
What do barbers earn?
The national median annual wage for barbers was $38,210 in May 2025 ($18 an hour), from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; the lowest-paid tenth earned under $28,600.