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Barber schools in Maryland
Maryland has 8 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Maryland, expect to start around $32,720–$35,230 and reach a median of $35,400 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,670 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Maryland). Graduates of these Maryland programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $16,113 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in Maryland
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 Maryland, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AnnapolisBaltimoreFrederickHagerstownHillcrest HeightsJessupNew CarrolltonSilver Spring
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Annapolis | for-profit | 9 | $20,917 | $9,833 | 85% | $35,882 |
| The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Frederick | for-profit | 5 | $20,917 | $9,833 | 89% | $33,491 |
| Award Beauty School | Hagerstown | for-profit | 25 | $16,491 | $10,375 | 65% | $22,961 |
| Hair Academy | New Carrollton | for-profit | 35 | $15,736 | $11,250 | 61% | $22,794 |
| Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School | Baltimore | for-profit | 58 | $15,124 | $9,978 | not reported | $21,395 |
| Montgomery Beauty School | Silver Spring | for-profit | 5 | $15,124 | $9,978 | 50% | $23,473 |
| Hair Academy II | Hillcrest Heights | for-profit | 37 | not reported | not reported | 55% | $25,516 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup | Jessup | for-profit | 11 | not reported | not reported | 51% | $22,961 |
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.