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Barber schools in West Virginia
West Virginia has 4 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,736 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 West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BeaverCharlestonMartinsburg
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Beauty School 4 | Martinsburg | for-profit | 5 | $14,752 | $6,333 | 83% | $21,098 |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture | Charleston | for-profit | 20 | $14,736 | $6,333 | 70% | $15,831 |
| Carver Career Center | Charleston | Public | 18 | $12,506 | not reported | 92% | $9,947 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | Public | 2 | not reported | $5,723 | 36% | 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.