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Barber Schools in the Houston area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area
Programs
15
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$30,690
barbers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,187
of 12 with a cost, IPEDS
Barber Schools in the Houston area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 15 programs: 15 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Houston
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 1.4 miles, farthest 48.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 12 of 15 list one: $3,187 to $17,875, middle $13,600 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 12 colleges list a length: 3 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 650 barbering awards at the 13 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $30,690 median for barbers ($14.76 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,400 to $79,010; 630 employed in the metro area; Texas median $30,760 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Barbering programs, nearest to Houston first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Community College | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | 1.4 |
| Northwest Educational Center | Houston | Certificate | $17,875 | 10 months | 35 | 7.8 |
| South Post Oak Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $12,000 | 6 months | 13 | 8.5 |
| Texas Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $14,720 | 9 months | 238 | 8.8 |
| Trend Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $13,600 | 9 months | 13 | 9.2 |
| Jay's Technical Institute | Houston | Certificate | $13,500 | 9 months | 10 | 9.6 |
| Epic Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $3,187 | 3 months | 23 | 12.7 |
| Premier Barber School | Houston | Certificate | $12,685 | 9 months | 34 | 12.7 |
| Houston Barber School | Houston | Certificate | $14,000 | 8 months | 164 | 16.6 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 17.3 |
| Trend Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $13,600 | 9 months | 54 | 17.9 |
| Champion Beauty College | Houston | Certificate | $10,750 | 12 months | 0 | 19.4 |
| Mystros Barber Academy | Houston | Certificate | $15,000 | 9 months | 16 | 20.2 |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 32.8 |
| Natural Images Beauty College | Clute | Certificate | $16,000 | 10 months | 15 | 48.4 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Barbering.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Texas metro areas
- Dallas area9 programs
- San Antonio area7 programs
- McAllen area4 programs
- Beaumont area3 programs
- Texarkana area3 programs