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Barber schools in Ohio
Ohio has 10 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Ohio, expect to start around $28,600–$31,570 and reach a median of $38,210 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,960 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, national). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,706 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in the U.S.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national figures; the state estimate is not published). National median: $38,210.
Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AkronCincinnatiClevelandColumbusMayfield HtsMiamisburgNilesToledoZanesville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles | Niles | for-profit | 25 | $16,665 | $8,152 | 58% | $27,078 |
| Ohio State College of Barber Styling | Columbus | for-profit | 82 | $14,706 | not reported | 69% | $19,455 |
| LaBarberia Institute of Hair | Mayfield Hts | for-profit | 81 | $11,983 | $20,000 | 63% | $15,893 |
| Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College | Cleveland | for-profit | 22 | $9,949 | not reported | 69% | $16,473 |
| Dayton Barber College | Miamisburg | for-profit | 34 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $17,932 |
| Meryma'at Barber College | Cleveland | for-profit | 28 | not reported | not reported | 86% | $14,213 |
| Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design | Cincinnati | for-profit | 25 | not reported | not reported | 30% | $16,144 |
| Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education | Toledo | Public | 16 | not reported | $9,498 | 68% | $17,484 |
| Beyond Expectations Barber College | Akron | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Prince's Barber Academy | Zanesville | — | — | 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.