Barber School of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Website
$17,488
net price a year, after grants
$17,488
net price a year, after grants
Barber School of Pittsburgh is a for-profit under 2-year college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with 86 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $17,488 a year. 65% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Graduates leave with a median $13,583 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,488
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
65%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$13,583
About $144 a month
Earnings at 10 years
-
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,488
- Cost of attendance
- $22,320
- Students with a need-based grant
- 59%
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,450
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,309
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,142
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,128
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,695
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 86
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 20%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 2
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,488 | $19,970 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $19,182 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 66% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 78% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,583 | $17,500 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $14,027 | $42,275 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $49,700 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 76 | $13,583 | $17,890 | $32,310 | $26,307 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $27,014 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Barber School of Pittsburgh cost?
$17,488 a year is the average net price at Barber School of Pittsburgh after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,320. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,450 on average.
How much student debt do Barber School of Pittsburgh graduates have?
$13,583 is the median federal student loan debt of Barber School of Pittsburgh graduates, about $144 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 74% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Barber School of Pittsburgh?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Barber School of Pittsburgh finish within 150% of the normal time. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Barber School of Pittsburgh?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (76 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.