Barber School of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA · Private for-profit · 78 students · Visit Website

The Barber School of Pittsburgh focuses on training students in barbering and cosmetology-to-barber crossover programs, preparing them for state licensure. The school emphasizes hands-on training with real-world client practice in its modern facility, which includes 14 barber stations and SMART classrooms. They assist graduates with job placement, though placement is not guaranteed.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$17,890/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

43/100

All Programs at Barber School of Pittsburgh

1 trade program at Barber School of Pittsburgh, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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43 $17,890/yr $13,583 Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Barber School of Pittsburgh using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.