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Barber schools in Minnesota

Minnesota has 2 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Minnesota, expect to start around $39,000–$39,000 and reach a median of $53,990 with experience; the top quarter earn $59,170 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota). Graduates of these Minnesota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What barbers earn in Minnesota

$39,000starting (10th percentile)
$39,000early career (25th)
$53,990median, all experience
$59,170experienced (75th)
$59,170top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 260 employed in Minnesota. National median: $38,210.

Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned

2campuses in Minnesota
0credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Minnesota)
$14,528median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: MinneapolisRoseville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Minnesota School of Barbering Minneapolis not reported not reported not reported not reported
Townsend Barber Institute Roseville 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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