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Barber Schools in the Chicago area
17 barbering programs in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (Illinois, Indiana), listed by distance from Chicago.
Programs
17
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$49,700
barbers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$17,700
of 15 with a cost, IPEDS
Barbering programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry's Barber College | Chicago, IL | Certificate | $18,540 | 16 months | 33 | 4.1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview | Bridgeview, IL | Certificate | $19,982 | 10 months | 10 | 4.5 |
| Larry's Barber College | Chicago, IL | Certificate | $18,540 | 16 months | 14 | 5.8 |
| South Suburban College | South Holland, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 9.8 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago | Chicago, IL | Certificate | $22,575 | 12 months | 0 | 10.2 |
| Networks Barber College | Calumet City, IL | Certificate | $19,300 | 13 months | 25 | 11.7 |
| Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College-Hammond | Hammond, IN | Certificate | $17,700 | 13 months | 6 | 12.9 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 16.6 |
| Phipps Academy of Barbering | Richton Park, IL | Certificate | $18,500 | 11 months | 65 | 16.8 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lombard | Lombard, IL | Certificate | $22,575 | 12 months | 0 | 16.9 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW | Chicago, IL | Certificate | $20,482 | 10 months | 23 | 17.9 |
| Don Roberts School of Hair Design | Schererville, IN | Certificate | $21,100 | 16 months | 0 | 21.8 |
| Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College | Gary, IN | Certificate | $17,700 | 13 months | 5 | 23.9 |
| Pivot Point Academy | Bloomingdale, IL | Certificate | $21,000 | 11 months | 13 | 24.3 |
| Larry's Barber College-Joliet | Joliet, IL | Certificate | $18,540 | 13 months | 14 | 24.6 |
| Denmark College | Merrillville, IN | Certificate | $21,000 | 11 months | 67 | 25.7 |
| Cosmetology & Spa Academy | Crystal Lake, IL | Certificate | $23,000 | 11 months | 64 | 46.7 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Chicago area
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 1 of them Barbering.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill