BJ's Beauty & Barber College
BJ's Beauty & Barber College in Tacoma, WA, offers programs in cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, nail technology, and teacher training. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on training with practical experience on both mannequins and patrons, aiming to prepare students for the Washington State Board Exam. The college provides placement assistance to help graduates find their first job in the beauty industry.
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All Programs at BJ's Beauty & Barber College
1 trade program at BJ's Beauty & Barber College, 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.
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Cosmetology
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43 | $19,248/yr | $7,917 |
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 BJ's Beauty & Barber College 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.