The Cheapest Places to Get a Haircut: Beauty Schools? Great Clips? etc

The Cheapest Place to Get a Haircut Near Me

Inexpensive haircuts are available at cosmetology schools and walk-in salon chains. Alternately, coupon sites like Groupon can help you get a discounted haircut at a higher-end salon. Below, we have pricing and services information for the cheapest places to get a haircut.

Cosmetology Schools

Visiting a cosmetology school will get you a cheap haircut and it allows students to practice their craft. While the students are not yet licensed cosmetologists, they are usually senior-level students and are supervised by licensed instructors. Keep in mind, your visit may take longer than an appointment at a traditional salon.

We’ve listed some of the best-known schools in order of price range — from the lowest to the highest. Prices vary by location. You can also search for “cosmetology schools near me” for localized options.

Empire Beauty Schools

• Haircut prices:
  • Men and women: $10
  • Children: $5
• Additional discounts:
  • Free haircuts for veterans and military members on Veterans Day
    
• Other services:
  • Color: $25 to $40
  • Extensions: Starting at $10 per track
  • Perm: Starting at $25
  • Relaxer: Starting at $35
  • Styling: Starting at $20
• Find your nearest Empire Beauty School

Paul Mitchell Schools

• Haircut prices:
  • Men and women: $12 to $16
  • Seniors and military: 10% off at select locations
• Additional discounts:
  • Free haircuts for veterans on Veterans Day
    
• Other services:
  • Bang trim: $4 to $5
  • Color: $35 to $80
  • Extensions: Consultation required for price
  • Facial waxing: $6 to $8
  • Hair health treatments: $10 to $25
  • Styling: $17 to $40
  • Texturizing: $30 to $60
• Find your nearest Paul Mitchell School

Aveda Institutes

• Haircut prices:
  • Men and women: $12 to $18; more experienced students who are completing specialized training may charge more
  • Seniors/AARP: Discounts offered at select locations
  • Military and first responders: Complimentary haircuts at select locations
• Additional discounts:
  • Guest appreciation events offering up to 20% off products and services are held occasionally; contact your local school to find out about dates and details
• Other services:
  • Color: $35 to $110
  • Facial waxing: $10
  • Styling: Starting at $30
  • Texturizing: Starting at $75
• Find your nearest Aveda Institute

Salon Chains

Walk-in salon chains offer cheap haircuts and are often conveniently located. But, keep in mind that while basic haircuts are inexpensive, some services that come standard at higher-end salons, such as a wash and a blowout, may cost extra.

We’ve listed the salons in order of price range — from the lowest to the highest. Most of the salons listed here are franchises, so prices vary by location; we’ve provided average prices and price ranges for each chain’s services.

Great Clips

• Haircut prices:
  • Men and women: $13 to $16
  • Seniors (65+): $10 to $14 with Great Clips’ senior pricing
  • Students: $2 off at select locations
  • Military/veterans: $2 off or up to 50% off at select locations
  • Children: $10 to $14
• Additional discounts:
  • Great Card sales (usually held in November and December) allow you to prepay for haircuts at a discounted rate of $10 to $11 per cut
  • Great Clips partners with some colleges to offer dollar-off discounts for faculty and students with a photo ID; contact your school’s student services department for details
• Other services:
  • Bang trim: $4 to $7
  • Conditioning treatment: $10 to $15
  • Neck and beard trim: $4 to $7
  • Perm: $30 to $80
  • Shampoo and condition: $3 to $5
  • Styling: $15 to $50, depending on the style
  • Great Clips does not offer hair color services.
• Find your nearest Great Clips

Note: See our related reserach for more information about your payment options at Great Clips.

Hair Cuttery

• Haircut prices:
  • Men and women: $15 to $20
  • Children (10 and under): About $14
• Additional discounts:
  • Find out about current sales and discounts on the Hair Cuttery’s website
• Other services:
  • Bang trim: $5
  • Beard, hairline, or neck shape-up: Around $12
  • Blowout: $20 to $30
  • Color: $50 to $150
  • Scalp massage: $5
  • Shampoo: $5
  • Updos: Starting at $20
• Find your nearest Hair Cuttery

Supercuts

• Haircut prices:
  
  • Men and women: $15 to $25
  • Seniors (65+): $14 to $16
  • Children: $14 to $16
• Additional discounts:
  • Some locations offer $2 off if you sign up for their email newsletter
    
  • Find your local Supercuts’ current coupons and discounts online
• Other services:
  • Bang trim: $5 to $10
  • Beard trim: $5 to $10
  • Color: Starting at $30; varies by location and service
  • Facial waxing: $8 to $10
  • Shampoo: $5
  • Styling: About $30
  • Tea Tree Experience (Shampoo, condition, and scalp massage): $10
• Find your nearest Supercuts

Want to know how Supercuts compares to its competitors? See our article on Supercuts vs. Great Clips vs. Sport Clips.

Cost Cutters

• Haircut prices:
  • Men and women: $15 to $27
  • Seniors and military/veterans: 10% off at select locations
  • Children: $12
• Additional discounts:
  • Find out about dollar- and percentage-off coupons for products and Cost Cutter services online 
    
  • Some locations offer discounts on certain days of the week
  • “Buy one, get one” product deals and sales of up to 20% off special services like color are offered occasionally; contact your local Cost Cutters for upcoming dates and details
• Other services:
  • Bang trim: $5 to $7
  • Beard trim: $5 to $7
  • Color: $50 to $70
  • Deep conditioning treatment: $10 to $13
  • Facial waxing: $5 to $10
  • Styling: $15 to $40
  • Texturizing: $50 to $90
• Find your nearest Cost Cutters

SmartStyle

• Haircut prices:
  • Men and women: $16 to $30
  • Seniors, military/veterans, and first responders: 10% off at select locations
  • Children: $12 to $15
• Additional discounts:
  • Save $2 when you sign up for SmartStyle’s newsletter
    
• Other services:
  • Color: Starting at $50
  • Conditioning treatments: Varies by formula and hair length
  • Facial waxing: Around $10
  • Perm: Starting at $45
  • Relaxer: Starting at $50
  • Styling: Starting at $15
• Find your nearest SmartStyle

Fantastic Sams

• Haircut prices:
  • Men and women: $18 to $23
  • Seniors, military, and college students: Between $3 and $10 off at select locations
  • Children: $14 to $22
• Additional discounts:
  • Fantastic Sams offers coupons online (use the Fantastic Sams salon locator and select the salon you plan to visit); it also publishes coupons in Valpak, Money Mailer, and local newspapers
  • Fantastic Sams offers seasonal discounts (such as for Mother’s Day); discount amounts vary, but the discount is usually around 15%
• Other services:
  • Bang trim: About $8
  • Beard trim: About $8
  • Color: $40 to $90
  • Facial waxing: $10
  • Hair health treatments: $15
  • Shampoo with roller set: $18
  • Styling: $20 to $40
  • Texturizing: $40 to $60
• Find your nearest Fantastic Sams

Sport Clips

Note: Sport Clips specializes in haircut services for men and boys.

• Haircut prices:
  • Men and women: $20 to $26
  • Seniors (65+): $16 to $18
  • Military and first responders: 10% to 15% off at select locations
  • Children: $16 to $18
• Additional discounts:
  • Save about $50 with the purchase of a Season Ticket haircut bundle (includes six haircuts)
  • Sport Clips partners with the American Red Cross each September to offer free haircuts to those who donate blood or platelets at participating locations
  • Free haircuts for veterans on Veteran’s Day
• Other services:
  • All-Star Treatment (shampoo, condition, and massage): $8
  • Bang trim: $5
  • Beard trim: $5
  • Hot towel wrap: Included with All-Star Treatment and MVP Experience haircuts
  • Neck trim: Complimentary between haircuts
• Find your nearest Sport Clips