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26 schools in Kentucky 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | public | $2,955 | 43.2% | $29,868 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg | public | $3,873 | 30.3% | $32,954 |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | public | $4,398 | 34.8% | $30,787 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | public | $4,605 | 43.4% | $32,194 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | public | $5,353 | 50.8% | $34,891 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence | public | $5,725 | 43.1% | $36,147 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | public | $5,717 | 46.8% | $34,504 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | public | $6,376 | 27.6% | $38,171 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | public | $6,113 | 32% | $36,343 |
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | Louisville | private for-profit | $14,240 | 64.6% | $23,921 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | Lexington | private for-profit | $14,778 | 55.3% | $24,148 |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | Florence | private for-profit | $16,328 | 66.7% | $23,925 |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | private for-profit | $16,618 | 49% | $24,022 |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | Louisville | private for-profit | $17,764 | 49.5% | $24,397 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | Lexington | private for-profit | $23,464 | 76.5% | $23,207 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | Louisville | private for-profit | $29,401 | 66.9% | $28,449 |
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | Bowling Green | private for-profit | $16,140 | 82.8% | $14,602 |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | Lexington | private nonprofit | $22,871 | 62.8% | $20,156 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | Bowling Green | private for-profit | $26,577 | 65.3% | $20,392 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | Glasgow | private for-profit | $25,829 | 60% | $18,537 |
| Appalachian Beauty School | Belfry | private for-profit | $12,742 | 62% | not reported |
| MedQuest College | Louisville | private for-profit | $21,782 | 82.4% | not reported |
| American College of Barbering | Louisville | private for-profit | $22,210 | 58.1% | not reported |
| Regina Webb Academy | Bowling Green | private for-profit | $13,205 | not reported | not reported |
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | Paintsville | private for-profit | $5,183 | 50.8% | not reported |
| Edge Academy of Beauty | Manchester | private for-profit | $14,094 | 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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