Larry's Barber College

Chicago, IL · Private for-profit · 81 students · Visit Website

Larry's Barber College in Chicago, IL, offers training in barbering and barber instruction. The school emphasizes hands-on practical clinic training alongside classroom theory, using SMART Board technology for an interactive experience. They provide job placement assistance to graduates and have partnerships that allow students to work in salons located inside Walmart stores. Larry's Barber College also has a notable program within the Cook County Jail, offering incarcerated individuals barber training as a path to employment after release.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$12,461/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

41/100

All Programs at Larry's Barber College

1 trade program at Larry's 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.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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41 $12,461/yr $3,481 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 Larry's 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.

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