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Barber schools in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 15 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Oklahoma, expect to start around $29,340–$31,570 and reach a median of $34,860 with experience; the top quarter earn $35,370 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma). Graduates of these Oklahoma programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,402 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in Oklahoma
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 170 employed in Oklahoma. National median: $38,210.
Campuses in Oklahoma, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: DurantEnidLawtonOklahoma CityPonca CityShawneeStillwaterTulsaWoodward
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Technology Centers | Oklahoma City | Public technical college | 8 | $25,104 | not reported | 35% | $11,478 |
| Central Oklahoma College | Oklahoma City | for-profit career college | 16 | $19,328 | $6,708 | 53% | not reported |
| Tulsa Technology Center | Tulsa | Public technical college | 18 | $19,182 | not reported | 81% | $11,412 |
| Broken Arrow Beauty College | Tulsa | for-profit career college | 13 | $16,966 | not reported | 84% | $15,059 |
| Clary Sage College | Tulsa | non-profit career college | 26 | $16,740 | $6,333 | 80% | $26,123 |
| Shawnee Beauty College | Shawnee | for-profit career college | 7 | $12,064 | not reported | 83% | $12,429 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | for-profit career school | 6 | $11,577 | $9,833 | not reported | $24,615 |
| Formations Institute | Enid | for-profit career college | 3 | $11,471 | $8,975 | 64% | $27,800 |
| Ponca City Beauty College | Ponca City | for-profit career college | 7 | $11,297 | $3,390 | 82% | $13,323 |
| Eves College of Hairstyling | Lawton | for-profit career college | 13 | $10,971 | $9,016 | 64% | $22,811 |
| JB's Hair Design and Barber College | Oklahoma City | for-profit career college | 79 | $10,824 | not reported | 74% | $22,007 |
| Hair Arts Institute | Oklahoma City | for-profit career college | 22 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $22,622 |
| Hello Gorgeous Barbers Stillwater's School of Barbering | Stillwater | for-profit career school | 19 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $20,833 |
| Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering | Woodward | for-profit career college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 47% | $21,785 |
| Durant Institute of Hair Design | Durant | for-profit career college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 61% | $21,663 |
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.