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68 schools in Illinois offer barbering-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Federal program data groups barbering with cosmetology — schools below may offer any of these.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | public | $1,672 | 20.4% | $42,889 |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | public | $2,254 | 55% | $38,877 |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | public | $3,242 | 19.3% | $33,680 |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | public | $3,662 | 51.5% | $35,274 |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | public | $4,574 | 36.6% | $39,657 |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | public | $4,162 | 42.1% | $32,999 |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | public | $5,713 | 36.6% | $37,928 |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | public | $7,401 | 24.7% | $46,909 |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | public | $5,541 | 31.7% | $34,096 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | public | $6,477 | 39.1% | $38,801 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | public | $7,863 | 23.8% | $36,484 |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | public | $9,187 | 55.8% | $35,775 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | public | $10,092 | 56.1% | $37,533 |
| Capital Area Career Center | Springfield | public | $16,797 | not reported | $55,357 |
| Rosel School of Cosmetology | Niles | private for-profit | $6,062 | 90% | $19,819 |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park | Villa Park | private for-profit | $8,354 | 76.7% | $26,970 |
| Pivot Point Academy | Bloomingdale | private for-profit | $9,920 | 86.3% | $30,453 |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | public | $11,437 | 39.3% | $33,763 |
| Capri Beauty College | Oak Forest | private for-profit | $9,678 | not reported | $26,804 |
| Steven Papageorge Hair Academy | Chicago | private for-profit | $10,721 | 75% | $29,592 |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago | Chicago | private for-profit | $12,419 | 53.3% | $29,075 |
| Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy | Joliet | private for-profit | $13,273 | 89.6% | $30,341 |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru | PERU | private for-profit | $10,866 | 72.3% | $21,949 |
| Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture | Hillside | private for-profit | $12,747 | 51.2% | $24,535 |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford | Rockford | private for-profit | $11,174 | 64.2% | $21,463 |
| Universal Spa Training Academy | Downers Grove | private for-profit | $21,965 | 95.1% | $41,928 |
| Cameo Beauty Academy | Oak Lawn | private for-profit | $12,924 | 42.5% | $24,513 |
| Cosmetology & Spa Academy | Crystal Lake | private for-profit | $16,708 | 65.4% | $29,779 |
| Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute | Skokie | private for-profit | $14,488 | 91.8% | $25,148 |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling | Sterling | private for-profit | $12,391 | 63.6% | $21,463 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin | Elgin | private for-profit | $20,671 | 75.8% | $35,650 |
| University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts | Springfield | private for-profit | $16,000 | 61.8% | $27,084 |
| University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | Chicago | private for-profit | $17,185 | 80.6% | $28,955 |
| Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills | Vernon Hills | private for-profit | $14,906 | 63.8% | $24,407 |
| Gem City College | Quincy | private for-profit | $11,843 | 86.5% | $19,219 |
| Oehrlein School of Cosmetology | East Peoria | private for-profit | $11,671 | 82.9% | $18,890 |
| Capri Beauty College | New Lenox | private for-profit | $16,577 | 87.8% | $26,804 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville | Libertyville | private for-profit | $22,123 | 83.3% | $35,650 |
| Hair Professionals Career College | Palos Hills | private for-profit | $15,405 | 70.7% | $23,417 |
| Empire Beauty School-Stone Park | Stone Park | private for-profit | $16,751 | 39% | $24,407 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE | Chicago | private for-profit | $19,279 | 43.2% | $27,330 |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute | Oakbrook | private for-profit | $24,194 | 65.7% | $32,281 |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute | Schaumburg | private for-profit | $21,847 | 68.5% | $29,032 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW | Chicago | private for-profit | $21,856 | not reported | $28,554 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview | Bridgeview | private for-profit | $19,980 | 66.7% | $25,671 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Normal | Normal | private for-profit | $21,050 | 74.4% | $26,236 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park | Tinley Park | private for-profit | $22,862 | 60.9% | $28,378 |
| Hair Professionals Career College | Sycamore | private for-profit | $19,133 | not reported | $23,568 |
| Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology | Oswego | private for-profit | $19,050 | 52.8% | $23,412 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford | Rockford | private for-profit | $20,655 | 65.6% | $25,109 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | private for-profit | $27,793 | 71.9% | $33,601 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago | Chicago | private for-profit | $23,324 | 53.4% | $27,652 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale Heights | Glendale Heights | private for-profit | $24,384 | not reported | $27,330 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria | Peoria | private for-profit | $23,433 | not reported | $26,236 |
| The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness Chicago | Chicago | private for-profit | $33,008 | 81.8% | $31,369 |
| Cosmetology Concepts Niles | Niles | private for-profit | $21,916 | 62.1% | $20,303 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture | Urbana | private for-profit | $25,061 | 61.8% | $18,077 |
| John Amico School of Hair Design | Oak Forest | private for-profit | $18,035 | 69% | not reported |
| The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | Downers Grove | private for-profit | $17,688 | 72.2% | not reported |
| Reflections Academy of Beauty | Decatur | private for-profit | $20,082 | 51.6% | not reported |
| Larry's Barber College | Chicago | private for-profit | $12,165 | 63.3% | not reported |
| Trenz Beauty Academy | Calumet City | private for-profit | not reported | 56.2% | not reported |
| Networks Barber College | Calumet City | private for-profit | $14,810 | 72.4% | not reported |
| Creative Touch Cosmetology School | Waterloo | private for-profit | $8,035 | 64.3% | not reported |
| Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology | Dekalb | private for-profit | $12,133 | 57.8% | not reported |
| Phipps Academy of Barbering | Richton Park | private for-profit | $17,509 | 58.8% | not reported |
| Larry's Barber College | Chicago | private for-profit | $13,471 | 83.9% | not reported |
| Larry's Barber College-Joliet | Joliet | private for-profit | $14,685 | not reported | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
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