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Barber schools in Colorado
Colorado has 8 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Colorado, expect to start around $33,130–$33,690 and reach a median of $61,500 with experience; the top quarter earn $78,510 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Colorado). Graduates of these Colorado programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $20,826 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 480 employed in Colorado. National median: $38,210.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AuroraColorado SpringsDeltaDenverWestminster
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveda Institute-Denver | Denver | for-profit | 26 | $24,581 | $9,833 | 84% | $23,384 |
| Pickens Technical College | Aurora | Public | 6 | $24,178 | not reported | 76% | not reported |
| Elevate Salon Institute-Westminster | Westminster | for-profit | 10 | $21,993 | $6,333 | not reported | not reported |
| Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | for-profit | 19 | $21,023 | $12,500 | 60% | $29,045 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | for-profit | 13 | $20,630 | $9,834 | 85% | $27,557 |
| International Salon and Spa Academy | Colorado Springs | for-profit | 19 | $19,561 | $6,333 | 73% | $28,172 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public | 74 | $19,081 | not reported | 97% | $13,995 |
| Technical College of the Rockies | Delta | Public | 20 | $18,272 | $5,500 | 96% | $9,051 |
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.