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Barber schools in Missouri
Missouri has 8 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Missouri, expect to start around $36,710–$38,840 and reach a median of $47,880 with experience; the top quarter earn $76,460 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,038 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in Missouri
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 580 employed in Missouri. National median: $38,210.
Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Cape GirardeauColumbiaJefferson CityKansas CitySedaliaSpringfield
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Jefferson City | for-profit | 5 | $19,740 | $9,500 | 80% | $19,547 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia | Columbia | for-profit | 12 | $18,254 | $9,500 | 69% | $19,440 |
| Academy of Salon Professionals | Sedalia | for-profit | 1 | $18,038 | $9,589 | 67% | $19,141 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit | 46 | $17,769 | $7,917 | 80% | $23,884 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit | 107 | $17,457 | $9,833 | 64% | $20,739 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | Kansas City | for-profit | 3 | $13,842 | $16,500 | 44% | $33,784 |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College | Kansas City | for-profit | 17 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $23,181 |
| Trend Setters School | Cape Girardeau | for-profit | 16 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $22,024 |
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.