Cosmetology and barbering schools in North Carolina

• Alamance Community CollegeGraham · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  84

  Avg net price

  $3,402

  Finish program

  41%

  Median earnings

  $37,143

• Alexander Paul Institute of Hair DesignGreenville · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  35

  Avg net price

  $14,951

  Finish program

  85%

  Median earnings

  $25,999

• Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  83

  Avg net price

  $8,652

  Finish program

  45%

  Median earnings

  $39,845

• Aveda Institute-Chapel HillChapel Hill · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  152

  Avg net price

  $17,898

  Finish program

  86%

  Median earnings

  $32,812

• Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  41

  Avg net price

  $6,932

  Finish program

  45%

  Median earnings

  $34,193

• Beyond Measure Barbering InstituteMebane · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  12

  Avg net price

  —

  Finish program

  49%

  Median earnings

  —

• Bladen Community CollegeDublin · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  16

  Avg net price

  $12,951

  Finish program

  31%

  Median earnings

  $32,368

• Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  36

  Avg net price

  $4,341

  Finish program

  50%

  Median earnings

  $37,853

• Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  24

  Avg net price

  $9,193

  Finish program

  40%

  Median earnings

  $33,997

• Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber CollegeDurham · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  10

  Avg net price

  $16,583

  Finish program

  75%

  Median earnings

  $22,648

• Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  31

  Avg net price

  —

  Finish program

  47%

  Median earnings

  $36,179

• Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  147

  Avg net price

  $6,156

  Finish program

  41%

  Median earnings

  $37,631

• Carolina College of Hair Design IncAsheville · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  21

  Avg net price

  $15,570

  Finish program

  84%

  Median earnings

  $21,217

• Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  36

  Avg net price

  $9,817

  Finish program

  40%

  Median earnings

  $34,243

• Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  17

  Avg net price

  $6,463

  Finish program

  43%

  Median earnings

  $37,449

• Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  90

  Avg net price

  $5,828

  Finish program

  45%

  Median earnings

  $35,678

• Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  70

  Avg net price

  $1,741

  Finish program

  38%

  Median earnings

  $37,812

• Cleveland Community CollegeShelby · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  58

  Avg net price

  $685

  Finish program

  32%

  Median earnings

  $37,124

• Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  30

  Avg net price

  $9,584

  Finish program

  48%

  Median earnings

  $36,124

• College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  11

  Avg net price

  $2,323

  Finish program

  45%

  Median earnings

  $34,931

• College of WilmingtonWilmington · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  83

  Avg net price

  $16,961

  Finish program

  50%

  Median earnings

  $26,651

• Craven Community CollegeNew Bern · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  41

  Avg net price

  $2,384

  Finish program

  36%

  Median earnings

  $37,929

• Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  56

  Avg net price

  $1,413

  Finish program

  50%

  Median earnings

  $37,851

• Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  22

  Avg net price

  $1,939

  Finish program

  83%

  Median earnings

  $35,435

• Empire Beauty School-CharlotteCharlotte · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  24

  Avg net price

  $16,439

  Finish program

  28%

  Median earnings

  $24,917

• Empire Beauty School-ConcordConcord · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  54

  Avg net price

  $15,744

  Finish program

  54%

  Median earnings

  $25,174

• Empire Beauty School-PinevilleCharlotte · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  30

  Avg net price

  $17,388

  Finish program

  39%

  Median earnings

  $25,174

• Empire Beauty School-West GreensboroGreensboro · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  43

  Avg net price

  $16,200

  Finish program

  44%

  Median earnings

  $26,398

• Empire Beauty School-Winston-SalemWinston-Salem · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  26

  Avg net price

  $16,016

  Finish program

  65%

  Median earnings

  $23,435

• Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  121

  Avg net price

  $3,428

  Finish program

  26%

  Median earnings

  $34,276

• Gaston CollegeDallas · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  44

  Avg net price

  $3,981

  Finish program

  60%

  Median earnings

  $37,120

• Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  22

  Avg net price

  $17,020

  Finish program

  33%

  Median earnings

  $36,494

• Halifax Community CollegeWeldon · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  7

  Avg net price

  —

  Finish program

  63%

  Median earnings

  $34,749

• Haywood Community CollegeClyde · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  7

  Avg net price

  —

  Finish program

  35%

  Median earnings

  $35,288

• Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  56

  Avg net price

  $10,918

  Finish program

  50%

  Median earnings

  $34,470

• James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  23

  Avg net price

  $1,859

  Finish program

  54%

  Median earnings

  $32,741

• Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  32

  Avg net price

  $5,459

  Finish program

  36%

  Median earnings

  $37,183

• Lenoir Community CollegeKinston · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  37

  Avg net price

  $7,947

  Finish program

  23%

  Median earnings

  $34,982

• Leons Beauty School IncGreensboro · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  120

  Avg net price

  $10,143

  Finish program

  79%

  Median earnings

  $28,634

• Martin Community CollegeWilliamston · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  17

  Avg net price

  $4,917

  Finish program

  48%

  Median earnings

  $32,447

• Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  7

  Avg net price

  $2,488

  Finish program

  43%

  Median earnings

  $36,107

• McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  33

  Avg net price

  $5,562

  Finish program

  68%

  Median earnings

  $38,828

• Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  81

  Avg net price

  $5,250

  Finish program

  31%

  Median earnings

  $37,285

• Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  26

  Avg net price

  $2,638

  Finish program

  52%

  Median earnings

  $36,888

• No Grease Barber SchoolCharlotte · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  19

  Avg net price

  $17,689

  Finish program

  100%

  Median earnings

  $22,648

• One Stop AcademyFayetteville · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  12

  Avg net price

  $34,441

  Finish program

  —

  Median earnings

  —

• Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  12

  Avg net price

  $6,078

  Finish program

  89%

  Median earnings

  $32,689

• Paul Mitchell the School-CharlotteCharlotte · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  96

  Avg net price

  $26,622

  Finish program

  62%

  Median earnings

  $25,769

• Paul Mitchell the School-FayettevilleFayetteville · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  86

  Avg net price

  $19,055

  Finish program

  71%

  Median earnings

  $29,516

• Paul Mitchell the School-RaleighRaleigh · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  42

  Avg net price

  $19,196

  Finish program

  67%

  Median earnings

  $31,238

• Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  8

  Avg net price

  $2,065

  Finish program

  33%

  Median earnings

  $34,655

• Pinnacle Institute of CosmetologyMooresville · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  39

  Avg net price

  $19,748

  Finish program

  10%

  Median earnings

  $25,853

• Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  89

  Avg net price

  $6,669

  Finish program

  64%

  Median earnings

  $34,873

• Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  4

  Avg net price

  $4,688

  Finish program

  27%

  Median earnings

  $28,654

• Robeson Community CollegeLumberton · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  28

  Avg net price

  $4,502

  Finish program

  30%

  Median earnings

  $32,794

• Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  12

  Avg net price

  $2,457

  Finish program

  36%

  Median earnings

  $35,358

• Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  137

  Avg net price

  $10,333

  Finish program

  42%

  Median earnings

  $36,227

• Sampson Community CollegeClinton · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  24

  Avg net price

  $7,561

  Finish program

  47%

  Median earnings

  $34,789

• Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  26

  Avg net price

  $6,345

  Finish program

  42%

  Median earnings

  $33,785

• Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  13

  Avg net price

  $4,352

  Finish program

  43%

  Median earnings

  $34,141

• Southwestern Community CollegeSylva · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  42

  Avg net price

  $11,865

  Finish program

  53%

  Median earnings

  $37,004

• Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  38

  Avg net price

  $4,910

  Finish program

  62%

  Median earnings

  $37,553

• Surry Community CollegeDobson · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  16

  Avg net price

  $417

  Finish program

  5%

  Median earnings

  $37,073

• Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  11

  Avg net price

  $1,103

  Finish program

  48%

  Median earnings

  $31,488

• Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  17

  Avg net price

  $2,806

  Finish program

  47%

  Median earnings

  $35,661

• Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh · Public technical or community college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  49

  Avg net price

  $6,738

  Finish program

  35%

  Median earnings

  $40,994

• Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton · Two-year college · PublicSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate, Associate degree

  Finished last year

  29

  Avg net price

  $3,726

  Finish program

  42%

  Median earnings

  $35,869

• Winston Salem Barber SchoolWinston-Salem · Trade or career school · Private for-profitSave to my list

  Offers

  Certificate

  Finished last year

  84

  Avg net price

  $14,797

  Finish program

  68%

  Median earnings

  $18,526

"Finish program" is the share of first-time, full-time students who finish within 1.5 times the normal length, for the whole school. "Median earnings" is for all students at the school who got federal aid, 6 years after they started; program-level earnings are on each school's page where reported. Data from College Scorecard, pulled November 6, 2026.