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Barber schools in Utah

Utah has 11 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Utah, expect to start around $23,890–$24,580 and reach a median of $25,370 with experience; the top quarter earn $26,810 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Utah). Graduates of these Utah programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,394 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What barbers earn in Utah

$23,890starting (10th percentile)
$24,580early career (25th)
$25,370median, all experience
$26,810experienced (75th)
$26,810top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 320 employed in Utah. National median: $38,210.

Campuses in Utah, ranked by what their graduates earned

11campuses in Utah
134credentials awarded / yr
$18,394median earnings, yr 1 (Utah)
$14,528median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Heber CityHolladayLoganMidvaleOgdenProvoSaint GeorgeTooeleWest Valley City

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
The Barber School Midvale for-profit 54 $22,311 $7,000 59% $22,756
Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden Public 33 $19,669 not reported 53% $5,969
Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City Holladay for-profit 13 $19,282 $10,555 88% $25,318
Paul Mitchell the School-Provo Provo for-profit 4 $18,909 $9,546 71% $29,666
Paul Mitchell the School-Logan Logan for-profit 2 $17,880 $7,820 78% $27,498
Paul Mitchell the School-St. George Saint George for-profit 9 $17,300 not reported 73% $19,875
American Beauty Academy-West Valley Campus West Valley City for-profit 7 $16,903 not reported not reported not reported
Aveda Institute-Provo Provo for-profit 1 $16,199 $8,166 84% $21,192
Tooele Technical College Tooele Public 6 not reported not reported 81% not reported
Evans Hairstyling College-St George Saint George for-profit 4 not reported not reported 88% $16,050
Bonnie Joseph Academy of Cosmetology & Barbering Heber City for-profit 1 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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