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Barber schools in New Mexico
New Mexico has 9 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in New Mexico, expect to start around $36,440–$36,440 and reach a median of $39,100 with experience; the top quarter earn $39,320 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Mexico). Graduates of these New Mexico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,572 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in New Mexico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 50 employed in New Mexico. National median: $38,210.
Campuses in New Mexico, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbuquerqueEspanolaFarmingtonHobbsLas CrucesLas VegasRio Rancho
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | for-profit | 13 | $18,572 | $10,556 | 78% | $19,201 |
| Urban Academy of Beauty | Rio Rancho | for-profit | 5 | $18,572 | $10,556 | not reported | not reported |
| Olympian Academy of Cosmetology | Las Cruces | for-profit | 88 | $16,462 | $10,247 | not reported | not reported |
| A Better U Beauty Barber Academy | Albuquerque | for-profit | 39 | not reported | not reported | 79% | $23,826 |
| Glitz School of Cosmetology | Las Cruces | for-profit | 17 | not reported | $7,308 | 69% | $20,123 |
| New Mexico Junior College | Hobbs | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Luna Community College | Las Vegas | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| San Juan College | Farmington | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Northern New Mexico College | Espanola | Public | 2 | 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.