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Barber schools in South Carolina
South Carolina has 7 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in South Carolina, expect to start around $23,240–$29,920 and reach a median of $32,900 with experience; the top quarter earn $61,770 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, South Carolina). Graduates of these South Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,189 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in South Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 220 employed in South Carolina. National median: $38,210.
Campuses in South Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: CharlestonDenmarkEasleyGreenvilleKingstreeOrangeburgWest Columbia
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | West Columbia | for-profit career school | 31 | $17,189 | $10,564 | 69% | $23,181 |
| Top of the Line Barber College | Charleston | for-profit career college | 26 | not reported | not reported | 23% | $24,674 |
| Barber Tech Academy | Orangeburg | for-profit career school | 12 | not reported | not reported | 11% | $37,517 |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | Public technical college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 13% | not reported |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | Kingstree | for-profit career college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $16,300 |
| Express Cuts Barber School | Greenville | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New Trendz Barbering Academy | Easley | career school | — | 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.