California

California carries more listed barbering education than any other US state on this list, with 37 schools ranging from small independent barber colleges to larger beauty school chains. ZMS The Academy, D’Lacreme School of Cosmetology and Barbering, and Borner’s Barber College are among the names, with dozens more spread across the state’s major cities. Given California’s population, this is likely still an undercount of the schools actually operating there.