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Barber Schools in the Jacksonville area

Jacksonville, FL metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$57,860

barbers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$7,860

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Barber Schools in the Jacksonville area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Jacksonville: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 2.3 miles, farthest 14.2 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 5 list one: $7,860 to $17,350, middle $15,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 5 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 74 barbering awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $57,860 median for barbers ($27.82 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $31,390 to $63,350; 110 employed in the metro area; Florida median $49,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Trendsetters School of Beauty & Barbering	Jacksonville	Certificate	$15,000	9 months	12	2.3
First Coast Barber Academy	Jacksonville	Certificate	$7,860	5 months	12	2.9
Shear Finesse Beauty Academy	Jacksonville	Certificate	$16,200	10 months	14	4.6
KCK Beauty & Barber Academy	Jacksonville	Certificate	$12,700	9 months	16	8.5
American Academy of Cosmetology	Orange Park	Certificate	$17,350	10 months	20	14.2

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Jacksonville, FL, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 1 of them Barbering.
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