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Barber schools in Georgia

Georgia has 16 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Georgia, expect to start around $27,950–$29,930 and reach a median of $30,750 with experience; the top quarter earn $60,150 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,999 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What barbers earn in Georgia

$27,950starting (10th percentile)
$29,930early career (25th)
$30,750median, all experience
$60,150experienced (75th)
$78,710top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 550 employed in Georgia. National median: $38,210.

Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned

16campuses in Georgia
482credentials awarded / yr
$14,999median earnings, yr 1 (Georgia)
$14,528median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaAugustaColumbusDecaturLawrencevilleMaconMcDonoughSavannahStone MountainValdostaWarner Robins

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville Public 3 $20,635 $13,699 32% not reported
Athens Technical College Athens Public 2 $16,815 not reported 51% not reported
Augusta Technical College Augusta Public 19 $16,072 not reported 31% not reported
South Georgia Technical College Americus Public 25 $15,702 not reported 61% not reported
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta Public 69 $15,411 not reported 50% not reported
Columbus Technical College Columbus Public 4 $14,999 not reported 27% not reported
Profile Institute of Barber-Styling Atlanta for-profit 19 $14,987 not reported 75% $22,817
Atlanta Technical College Atlanta Public 121 $14,797 $7,927 49% not reported
Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins Public 74 $14,241 not reported 47% not reported
Savannah Technical College Savannah Public 39 $14,227 not reported 43% not reported
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails Columbus for-profit 13 $12,969 $9,166 40% $23,987
Pro Way Hair School Stone Mountain for-profit 28 $12,011 $11,703 60% $21,516
Albany Technical College Albany Public 40 not reported not reported 42% not reported
Webb's Barber School of Arts Macon for-profit 14 not reported not reported 53% $19,301
Beaver Beauty Academy Decatur for-profit 12 not reported not reported 54% $16,227
Scales Barber Academy McDonough 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.

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