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Barber Schools in Texas
Texas has 60 barbering programs in our files: 60 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
60
all sources
Median pay
$30,760
barbers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $38,210
Middle program cost
$12,625
50 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
4
Barbering programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Houston area15 programs · median pay $30,690
- Dallas area8 programs · median pay $33,000
- San Antonio area6 programs · median pay $29,090
- Beaumont area3 programs
- McAllen area3 programs
- Texarkana area3 programs
Every barbering program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Barber College and Hair Design | Weslaco | Certificate | $13,510 | 11 months | 113 |
| Alamo City Barber College | San Antonio | Certificate | $10,775 | 7 months | 73 |
| Barber Education Academy | Laredo | Certificate | $3,500 | 3 months | 32 |
| Barbers Trade School | Beaumont | Certificate | $2,200 | 4 months | 29 |
| Bella Cosmetology and Barber College | Greenville | Certificate | $15,600 | 9 months | 3 |
| Brighton Barber Institute | Hurst | Certificate | $15,175 | 7 months | 4 |
| Buckner Barber School | Dallas | Certificate | $15,185 | 8 months | 15 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Temple | Temple | Certificate | $8,675 | 10 months | 0 |
| Champion Beauty College | Houston | Certificate | $10,750 | 12 months | 0 |
| Cisco College | Cisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana | Texarkana | Certificate | $12,500 | 8 months | 12 |
| Dallas Barber & Stylist College | Dallas | Certificate | $16,950 | 8 months | 13 |
| Deluxe Barber College | San Antonio | Certificate | $12,100 | 8 months | 80 |
| Diamonds College | Sherman | Certificate | $14,300 | 10 months | 9 |
| Epic Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $3,187 | 3 months | 23 |
| Evvaylois Academy School of Beauty | Brenham | Certificate | $11,800 | 7 months | 0 |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| GA Beauty & Barber School | McAllen | Certificate | $9,250 | 9 months | 39 |
| Graham's Barber College | DALLAS | Certificate | $3,618 | 3 months | 20 |
| Grayson College | Denison | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Houston Barber School | Houston | Certificate | $14,000 | 8 months | 164 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Jay's Technical Institute | Houston | Certificate | $13,500 | 9 months | 10 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Legends Barber College | Lufkin | Certificate | $12,625 | 8 months | 21 |
| Mei Barber School | Brownsville | Certificate | $11,075 | 9 months | 69 |
| Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy | Irving | Certificate | $4,500 | 3 months | 28 |
| Mid Cities Barber College | Grand Prairie | Certificate | $8,450 | 9 months | 24 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso | El Paso | Certificate | $15,077 | 9 months | 6 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,427 | 9 months | 8 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,427 | 9 months | 4 |
| Mission Beauty Institute | Mission | Certificate | $10,534 | 10 months | 7 |
| Mystros Barber Academy | Houston | Certificate | $15,000 | 9 months | 16 |
| Natural Images Beauty College | Clute | Certificate | $16,000 | 10 months | 15 |
| Neecee's Barber College | Abilene | Certificate | $4,988 | 2 months | 17 |
| Northwest Educational Center | Houston | Certificate | $17,875 | 10 months | 35 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington | Arlington | Certificate | $14,835 | 10 months | 33 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin | Austin | Certificate | $13,625 | 10 months | 10 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $14,835 | 10 months | 33 |
| Premier Barber School | Houston | Certificate | $12,685 | 9 months | 34 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| South Post Oak Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $12,000 | 6 months | 13 |
| South Texas Barber College Inc | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $8,300 | 8 months | 9 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute | Silsbee | Certificate | $14,100 | 10 months | 8 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $2,625 | 3 months | 3 |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Texas Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $14,720 | 9 months | 238 |
| The Professional Cosmetology Academy | Laredo | Certificate | $2,050 | 3 months | 13 |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber College | Texarkana | Certificate | $12,500 | 7 months | 35 |
| Top of the Line Barber School | San Antonio | Certificate | $3,000 | 3 months | 78 |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology | San Marcos | Certificate | $14,422 | 8 months | 0 |
| Trend Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $13,600 | 9 months | 13 |
| Trend Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $13,600 | 9 months | 54 |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Victoria Beauty & Barber College | Victoria | Certificate | $17,500 | 9 months | 5 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy | Amarillo | Certificate | $3,500 | 3 months | 43 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock | Lubbock | Certificate | $11,600 | 11 months | 16 |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy | Killeen | Certificate | $6,700 | 9 months | 8 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Texas
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs from 565 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Barbering.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Texas yet. What Workforce Pell covers.