Barber school in Massachusetts

3 barber programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these barber programs, and Massachusetts has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Barbers shampoo, cut and style hair, mostly for men. Every state requires barbers to be licensed: you finish a state-approved program and then pass a state licensing exam.¹ In Massachusetts, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 3 programs

How much does barber school cost in Massachusetts?

$7,900 to $16,500

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data
Length: Not enough data

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Massachusetts may also offer barber school. How these figures are made

Is there free barber school in Massachusetts?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $7,900 to $16,500.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 barber programs in Massachusetts approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed
Barber Styling
New England Hair Academy, Inc.
Malden
No diploma needed
New England Hair Academy, Inc., Malden · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$30,400
Price if you pay yourself$16,500
School website, Barber Styling at New England Hair Academy, Inc.
More details about Barber Styling at New England Hair Academy, Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
17%
Earned in a quarter
$7,595
Length
29 weeks, 35 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,300
Students counted
53
a year, estimated
$30,400
price
$16,500
Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed
Barber Styling
Massachusetts School of Barbering, Inc.
Quincy
No diploma needed
Massachusetts School of Barbering, Inc., Quincy · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$16,500
Program website, Barber Styling at Massachusetts School of Barbering, Inc.
More details about Barber Styling at Massachusetts School of Barbering, Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
29 weeks, 35 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,300
Students counted
31
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$16,500
Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed
Barbering
Creative School of Hairdressing, Inc.
Enfield, CT
No diploma needed
Creative School of Hairdressing, Inc., Enfield, CT · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed
Classes are outside Massachusetts; Massachusetts approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,900
Program website, Barbering at Creative School of Hairdressing, Inc.
More details about Barbering at Creative School of Hairdressing, Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
50 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,900

How to pay for barber school in Massachusetts

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in Massachusetts

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.⁴

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁵

Financial aid and grants for barber school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for barber school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Massachusetts barber program numbers come from

Which Massachusetts barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs Massachusetts approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Massachusetts offers.

How the prices and results of Massachusetts barber programs are measured

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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