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Barber schools in North Carolina
North Carolina has 7 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in North Carolina, expect to start around $28,370–$29,470 and reach a median of $31,050 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,190 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina 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 North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 330 employed in North Carolina. National median: $38,210.
Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: CharlotteDurhamFayettevilleMebaneSanfordTarboroWinston-Salem
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Public | 17 | $21,186 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Beyond Measure Barbering Institute | Mebane | for-profit | 23 | $14,736 | $14,733 | 59% | not reported |
| Winston Salem Barber School | Winston-Salem | for-profit | 60 | $11,192 | not reported | 63% | $19,203 |
| No Grease Barber School | Charlotte | for-profit | 10 | not reported | $10,036 | 67% | $24,493 |
| Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College | Durham | for-profit | 9 | not reported | $10,036 | 78% | $16,298 |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| One Stop Academy | Fayetteville | for-profit | 5 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $36,723 |
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.