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Barber school in Missouri

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

6 schools offer these barber programs, and Missouri 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 Missouri, 4 of the 6 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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How much does barber school cost in Missouri?

$8,082 to $9,925 is what most barber programs in Missouri cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $5,500 to $12,400

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
25 to 36 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 Missouri may also offer barber school. How these figures are made

Is there free barber school in Missouri?

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

Barber school in St. Louis, Columbia, Poplar Bluff and other Missouri cities

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All 6 barber programs in Missouri approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barbering

    Luxx Beauty And Barber Institute

    Columbia

    No diploma needed

    Luxx Beauty And Barber Institute, Columbia · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,500
    Program website, Barbering at Luxx Beauty And Barber Institute
    More details about Barbering at Luxx Beauty And Barber Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    25 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,500

  • Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering

    Black River Beauty Academy

    Poplar Bluff

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Black River Beauty Academy, Poplar Bluff · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,000
    School website, Barbering at Black River Beauty Academy
    More details about Barbering at Black River Beauty Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    42 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $980
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,000

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barber Program

    Trend Setters School

    Cape Girardeau

    No diploma needed

    Trend Setters School, Cape Girardeau · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,330
    Program website, Barber Program at Trend Setters School
    More details about Barber Program at Trend Setters School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    25 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,140
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,330

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barbering/barber

    The Ultimate Cosmetology And Barber Academy

    Saint Louis Mo 63136

    No diploma needed

    The Ultimate Cosmetology And Barber Academy, Saint Louis Mo 63136 · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,700
    Program website, Barbering/barber at The Ultimate Cosmetology And Barber Academy
    More details about Barbering/barber at The Ultimate Cosmetology And Barber Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    25 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,900
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,700

  • Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering

    Artichely Hair Academy

    Saint Louis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Artichely Hair Academy, Saint Louis · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,000
    More details about Barbering at Artichely Hair Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,000

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barber

    Academy Of Hair Design, Inc.

    Springfield

    No diploma needed

    Academy Of Hair Design, Inc., Springfield · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,400
    Program website, Barber at Academy Of Hair Design, Inc.
    More details about Barber at Academy Of Hair Design, Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    25 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,300
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,400

How to pay for barber school in Missouri

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in Missouri

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 Missouri

programs with a price cost under $10,000
4 of 6
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
6th 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 Missouri barber program numbers come from

Which Missouri barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs Missouri 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 Missouri offers.

How Missouri 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.

Other training in Missouri

Sources for the facts about barber school in Missouri

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Barbers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List