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Barber schools in Arkansas
Arkansas has 9 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Arkansas, expect to start around $24,240–$24,460 and reach a median of $25,640 with experience; the top quarter earn $30,040 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas). Graduates of these Arkansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,435 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in Arkansas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 170 employed in Arkansas. National median: $38,210.
Campuses in Arkansas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Fort SmithLittle RockNorth Little RockPine BluffSpringdale
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designer Barber & Stylist School | Fort Smith | for-profit career school | 42 | $16,843 | $16,298 | 68% | $25,078 |
| Arkansas Technical School | North Little Rock | for-profit career school | 17 | $14,435 | $16,500 | 58% | $24,705 |
| New Tyler Barber College Inc | North Little Rock | for-profit career college | 10 | $11,179 | $9,459 | 20% | $23,251 |
| Washington Barber College Inc | Little Rock | for-profit career college | 17 | $10,805 | $12,972 | 89% | $19,913 |
| Northern Technical College | Pine Bluff | for-profit career college | 19 | not reported | $9,833 | 100% | $16,177 |
| GoodFellas Barber College | Little Rock | for-profit career college | 6 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $18,819 |
| College of Barber & Hair Design | Little Rock | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| DeSigner Barber & Stylist School, LLC | Springdale | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Westark Barber College | Fort Smith | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
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.