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Barber schools in Georgia
Georgia has 25 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
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
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaAugustaBrookhavenColumbusCornersCovingtonDecaturDoravilleDouglasDunwoodyHiramLawrencevilleMaconMcDonoughSavannahStone MountainValdostaWarner Robins
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public technical college | 3 | $20,635 | $13,699 | 32% | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public technical college | 2 | $16,815 | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public technical college | 19 | $16,072 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public technical college | 25 | $15,702 | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public technical college | 69 | $15,411 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public technical college | 4 | $14,999 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Profile Institute of Barber-Styling | Atlanta | for-profit career college | 19 | $14,987 | not reported | 75% | $22,817 |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public technical college | 121 | $14,797 | $7,927 | 49% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public technical college | 74 | $14,241 | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public technical college | 39 | $14,227 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails | Columbus | for-profit career school | 13 | $12,969 | $9,166 | 40% | $23,987 |
| Pro Way Hair School | Stone Mountain | for-profit career school | 28 | $12,011 | $11,703 | 60% | $21,516 |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public technical college | 40 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Webb's Barber School of Arts | Macon | for-profit career school | 14 | not reported | not reported | 53% | $19,301 |
| Beaver Beauty Academy | Decatur | for-profit career school | 12 | not reported | not reported | 54% | $16,227 |
| 33.3 Barber and Beauty Academy | Covington | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Atlanta Beauty & Barber Academy | Doraville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Blaze Barber Academy | Douglas | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Perimeter Beauty and Barber Institute | Dunwoody | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| ProFresh Barber Academy LLC | Brookhaven | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| SamVerly College Barber/Hairstyling | Atlanta | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Savannah Barbery Styling Institute | Savannah | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Scales Barber Academy | McDonough | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| USA Beauty & Barber Academy | Corners | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Vogue Beauty & Barber School | Hiram | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is 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.