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Barber schools in New Jersey
New Jersey has 9 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in New Jersey, expect to start around $32,220–$32,220 and reach a median of $54,850 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,170 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,181 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in New Jersey
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 New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Brick TownshipEdisonEgg Harbor TownshipEwingHowellNorth PlainfieldSouth PlainfieldSuccasunnaWest New York
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovate Salon Academy | Ewing | for-profit | 27 | $19,362 | $6,333 | 82% | $27,001 |
| Innovate Salon Academy | South Plainfield | for-profit | 20 | $19,362 | $6,333 | 94% | $45,712 |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Brick Township | for-profit | 1 | $19,362 | $6,333 | not reported | $29,199 |
| Shore Beauty School | Egg Harbor Township | for-profit | 25 | $18,181 | $7,667 | 65% | $25,625 |
| Cutting Edge Academy | Succasunna | for-profit | 20 | $18,009 | $7,463 | 80% | $37,264 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield | North Plainfield | for-profit | 3 | $17,129 | $7,163 | 67% | $17,973 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York | West New York | for-profit | 12 | $16,520 | $7,000 | 67% | $26,255 |
| Salon Professional Academy | Howell | for-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $21,487 |
| Pro Beauty Academy | Edison | for-profit | 5 | not reported | not reported | 68% | $40,274 |
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.