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Barber schools in Kansas
Kansas has 4 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Kansas, 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 Kansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,097 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 Kansas, ranked by what their graduates earned
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita | Wichita | for-profit | 51 | $18,097 | $9,833 | 77% | $22,941 |
| Old Town Barber College-Wichita | Wichita | for-profit | 36 | not reported | $13,000 | 46% | $20,097 |
| Midwest Barber College | Topeka | for-profit | 17 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Legends Barber College | Wichita | — | — | 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.