Private nonprofit · Community college
Metro Detroit Barber College
Detroit, Michigan · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,217
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Metro Detroit Barber College is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Detroit, Michigan (large city setting), enrolling 59 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Paleo-Indians inhabited areas near Detroit as early as 11,000 years ago including the culture referred to as the Mound Builders. By the 17th century, the region was inhabited by Huron, Odawa, Potawatomi, and Iroquois peoples. The most heavily represented sectors are manufacturing (particularly automotive), finance, technology, and health care. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 8 miles to Detroit, MI
- To Great Lakes shore
- 8 miles
- Nearest airport
- 18 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) · major hub
How Metro Detroit Barber College compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 96 in Michigan
Higher than 3%
Cheaper than 39% · #54 cheapest of 94 in Michigan
Lower than 5%
Larger than 16%
Percentiles compare Metro Detroit Barber College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Michigan.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White5.1%
- Black80%
- Hispanic3.4%
- Asian1.7%
- Other or multiracial10%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 59
- Student–faculty ratio
- 30 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 57%
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
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- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $18,217
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 31%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 19°F
- Annual rain
- 34.9″
- Annual snow
- 30.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dearborn #2, MI US station (5 mi from campus).
What Metro Detroit Barber College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.