10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Barber School of Pittsburgh
Barber School of Pittsburgh is a private for-profit institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at an average net price of $17,488/yr — as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 72.6%
- 150%-time completion
- $17,488
- Avg net price / yr
City: Large
Barber School of Pittsburgh is a private for-profit institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania enrolling 86 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $17,488. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Barber School of Pittsburgh
Barber School of Pittsburgh operates as a private for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 86 students. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
58/100
Barber School of Pittsburgh
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,488
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
72.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$13,583
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$17,488
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
72.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 72.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Barber School of Pittsburgh vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
86
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
72.6%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $17,488 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $15,450 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $19,309 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $16,142 |
| Over $110,000 | $20,695 |
58.7%
Pell Grant Rate
73.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,583
Median Debt
$144/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Barber School of Pittsburgh rose +63.5% since 2014
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $11,569 in 2014 to $18,910 in 2023, a rise of $7,341 in nominal dollars. Across the 109 colleges measured over the same 2014–2023 span, the median change was +28.9%.
10 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2014 · $11,5692023 · $18,910
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2014–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
11.5%
Female
47.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
72.6%
150%-Time Completion
$14,027
Median Earnings (6yr)
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 69 | $32,310 | $13,583 |
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Scorecard-derived matches among reporting colleges — not school marketing or paid placement lists.
Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Private For-Profit institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Private For-Profit institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
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$17,487 net price · $1 apart
Salon Professional Academy
Howell, NJ
$17,492 net price · $4 apart
Phipps Academy of Barbering
Richton Park, IL
$17,509 net price · $21 apart
Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$17,520 net price · $32 apart
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Barber School of Pittsburgh cost? ▼
The average net price at Barber School of Pittsburgh is $17,488.. Median student debt at graduation is $13,583.
What is the graduation rate at Barber School of Pittsburgh? ▼
Barber School of Pittsburgh has a 72.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for Barber School of Pittsburgh
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For-profit Scorecard figures are Title-IV cohort history — verify current program costs, accreditation, and repayment outcomes with the school and official aid tools.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.