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Barber schools in Idaho
Idaho has 8 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Idaho, expect to start around $21,880–$26,340 and reach a median of $36,040 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,810 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Idaho). Graduates of these Idaho programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $16,203 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in Idaho
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 130 employed in Idaho. National median: $38,210.
Campuses in Idaho, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BoiseBurleyChubbuckNampaRexburgTwin Falls
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveda Institute-Boise | Boise | for-profit | 12 | $17,820 | $8,564 | 89% | $18,847 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa | Nampa | for-profit | 26 | $16,579 | $9,500 | 67% | $25,863 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Boise | Boise | for-profit | 22 | $16,579 | $9,500 | 73% | $31,011 |
| Boise Barber College | Boise | for-profit | 56 | $15,828 | $9,500 | 51% | $18,122 |
| Aveda Institute-Twin Falls | Twin Falls | for-profit | 19 | $14,161 | $9,400 | 73% | $27,291 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg | Rexburg | for-profit | 39 | $13,614 | $10,555 | 85% | $27,628 |
| Cosmetology School of Arts & Sciences | Burley | for-profit | 9 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $28,391 |
| Nathan Layne Institute of Cosmetology | Chubbuck | for-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | 86% | $23,787 |
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.