Barber school in Minnesota

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

4 schools offer these barber programs, and Minnesota 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 Minnesota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

See the 6 programs

How much does barber school cost in Minnesota?

$5,250 to $13,052 is what most barber programs in Minnesota cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $3,710 to $20,025

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 19 to 30 weeks

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

Is there free barber school in Minnesota?

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. Most barber programs in Minnesota cost $5,250 to $13,052. Prices on this page run from $3,710 to $20,025.

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

All 6 barber programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

6 programs

Crossover, upgrade or short courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Barbering 500
Moler Barber School of Saint Paul
St. Paul
High school diploma or equivalent
Moler Barber School of Saint Paul, St. Paul · Crossover, upgrade or short course · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,710
Program website, Barbering 500 at Moler Barber School of Saint Paul
More details about Barbering 500 at Moler Barber School of Saint Paul
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$150
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,710
Crossover, upgrade or short courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Barber 500 hour
Minnesota School of Barbering
Minneapolis
High school diploma or equivalent
Minnesota School of Barbering, Minneapolis · Crossover, upgrade or short course · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,000
Program website, Barber 500 hour at Minnesota School of Barbering
More details about Barber 500 hour at Minnesota School of Barbering
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$130
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,000
Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Barber School
Moler Barber School
Fridley
High school diploma or equivalent
Moler Barber School, Fridley · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$9,000
More details about Barber School at Moler Barber School
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 25 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$250
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$9,000
Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Barbering 1500
Moler Barber School of Saint Paul
St. Paul
High school diploma or equivalent
Moler Barber School of Saint Paul, St. Paul · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$10,210
Program website, Barbering 1500 at Moler Barber School of Saint Paul
More details about Barbering 1500 at Moler Barber School of Saint Paul
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$950
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$10,210
Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Barbering 1500 Hour Program
Minnesota School of Barbering
Minneapolis
High school diploma or equivalent
Minnesota School of Barbering, Minneapolis · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$14,000
Program website, Barbering 1500 Hour Program at Minnesota School of Barbering
More details about Barbering 1500 Hour Program at Minnesota School of Barbering
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 25 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$160
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$14,000
Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
1500 Barber /Stylist
Townsend Barber Institute
Roseville
High school diploma or equivalent
Townsend Barber Institute, Roseville · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$20,025
Program website, 1500 Barber /Stylist at Townsend Barber Institute
More details about 1500 Barber /Stylist at Townsend Barber Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$975
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$20,025

How to pay for barber school in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in Minnesota

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

Quick facts: Barber school in Minnesota

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 7th of 11
barber programs here, against the typical state's 3: 6 vs 3

State comparisons use the same figures as the barber school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Minnesota barber program numbers come from

Which Minnesota barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs Minnesota 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 Minnesota offers.

How Minnesota barber program prices are reported

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. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some barber programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

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