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Cosmetology Schools in Texas
Texas has 137 cosmetology programs in our files: 137 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
137
all sources
Median pay
$30,680
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,790
Middle program cost
$14,595
98 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
6
Cosmetology programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Dallas area23 programs · median pay $33,960
- Houston area20 programs · median pay $31,080
- San Antonio area16 programs · median pay $30,460
- Austin area8 programs · median pay $35,220
- McAllen area6 programs · median pay $27,310
- Beaumont area4 programs · median pay $29,050
- Brownsville area4 programs
- El Paso area4 programs · median pay $26,970
- Amarillo area3 programs · median pay $27,810
- Corpus Christi area3 programs · median pay $28,210
- Laredo area3 programs · median pay $26,130
- Lubbock area3 programs · median pay $28,630
- Texarkana area3 programs · median pay $27,750
Every cosmetology program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Beauty Academy | Richardson | Certificate | $8,217 | 9 months | 28 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Jasper | Jasper | Certificate | $12,700 | 9 months | 20 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin | Lufkin | Certificate | $12,700 | 9 months | 17 |
| Alamo City Barber College | San Antonio | Certificate | $2,430 | 3 months | 4 |
| Allgood Beauty Institute | Frisco | Certificate | $13,925 | 12 months | 1 |
| Ann Webb Skin Institute | Austin | Certificate | $16,075 | 10 months | 0 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $19,500 | 13 months | 100 |
| Avenue Five Institute | Austin | Certificate | $16,900 | 9 months | 60 |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus | Austin | Certificate | $16,900 | 9 months | 57 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin | Austin | Certificate | $13,900 | 9 months | 30 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin | Austin | Certificate | $13,900 | 9 months | 39 |
| Bella Cosmetology and Barber College | Greenville | Certificate | $15,600 | 9 months | 25 |
| BK Cosmo College of Cosmetology | Kerrville | Certificate | $13,500 | 9 months | 32 |
| Buckner Barber School | Dallas | Certificate | $15,185 | 8 months | 2 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Temple | Temple | Certificate | $8,675 | 9 months | 45 |
| Champion Beauty College | Houston | Certificate | $10,750 | 8 months | 5 |
| Charles and Sues School of Hair Design | Bryan | Certificate | $18,000 | 8 months | 65 |
| Cisco College | Cisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 |
| Collectiv Hair Dressing Academy-Collectiv Academy-Dallas | Dallas | Certificate | $17,300 | 13 months | 46 |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 |
| Cortiva Institute-Arlington | Arlington | Certificate | $15,831 | 11 months | 0 |
| Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana | Texarkana | Certificate | $12,500 | 8 months | 28 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 |
| Diamonds College | Sherman | Certificate | $14,300 | 9 months | 16 |
| DuVall's School of Cosmetology | Bedford | Certificate | $14,500 | 7 months | 31 |
| East Texas Cosmetology College | Lufkin | Certificate | $14,595 | 6 months | 21 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Evvaylois Academy School of Beauty | Brenham | Certificate | $11,800 | 7 months | 6 |
| Exposito School of Hair Design | Amarillo | Certificate | $13,020 | 9 months | 11 |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| GA Beauty & Barber School | McAllen | Certificate | $8,000 | 7 months | 27 |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Graduate America College | Garland | Certificate | $9,300 | 13 months | 24 |
| Grayson College | Denison | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 |
| Hands on Therapy | Mesquite | Certificate | $11,676 | 8 months | 8 |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 66 |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus | Houston | Certificate | $11,350 | 9 months | 22 |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner | Houston | Certificate | $11,350 | 9 months | 33 |
| Howard College | Big Spring | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 51 |
| Jay's Technical Institute | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 93 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 49 |
| Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School | Laredo | Certificate | $8,311 | 9 months | 33 |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Lee College | Baytown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 98 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 62 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design | Brenham | Certificate | $15,000 | 9 months | 4 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan | Bryan | Certificate | $15,000 | 9 months | 16 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Victoria | Victoria | Certificate | $15,000 | 9 months | 9 |
| McLennan Community College | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 |
| Midland College | Midland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso | El Paso | Certificate | $14,931 | 9 months | 60 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,280 | 9 months | 28 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo | Amarillo | Certificate | $14,931 | 9 months | 36 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,731 | 9 months | 56 |
| Mission Beauty Institute | Mission | Certificate | $10,534 | 10 months | 11 |
| Natural Images Beauty College | Clute | Certificate | $16,000 | 8 months | 11 |
| Navarro College | Corsicana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 60 |
| Neecee's Barber College | Abilene | Certificate | $13,390 | 8 months | 6 |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 |
| Northwest Educational Center | Houston | Certificate | $17,875 | 10 months | 45 |
| Nuvani Institute | Eagle Pass | Certificate | $14,600 | 9 months | 35 |
| Nuvani Institute | San Antonio | Certificate | $14,600 | 9 months | 13 |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 83 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington | Arlington | Certificate | $15,700 | 8 months | 105 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas | Dallas | Certificate | $15,710 | 8 months | 157 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton | Denton | Certificate | $16,500 | 8 months | 80 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth | Fort Worth | Certificate | $15,700 | 8 months | 160 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst | Hurst | Certificate | $15,700 | 8 months | 91 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas | Dallas | Certificate | $15,700 | 8 months | 112 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,700 | 8 months | 133 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford | Stafford | Certificate | $15,700 | 8 months | 138 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook | Houston | Certificate | $15,700 | 8 months | 102 |
| Palo Alto CollegeWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 87 |
| Panola College | Carthage | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington | Arlington | Certificate | $20,031 | 12 months | 78 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin | Austin | Certificate | $13,600 | 7 months | 72 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake | Webster | Certificate | $16,362 | 11 months | 66 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas | Carrollton | Certificate | $20,031 | 12 months | 63 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston | Houston | Certificate | $13,650 | 11 months | 183 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $20,031 | 12 months | 74 |
| Pearlands Innovative School of Beauty | Pearland | Certificate | $15,000 | 7 months | 31 |
| Pipo Academy of Hair Design | El Paso | Certificate | $7,025 | 9 months | 2 |
| Ranger College | Ranger | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 53 |
| Remington College-North Houston Campus | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Salon & Spa Institute | Brownsville | Certificate | $15,125 | 9 months | 13 |
| Salon Boutique Academy | Addison | Certificate | $13,754 | 9 months | 25 |
| Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $17,525 | 8 months | 53 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 190 |
| Seguin Beauty School-Seguin | Seguin | Certificate | $15,500 | 9 months | 22 |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 85 |
| South Post Oak Barber College | Houston | Certificate | $3,000 | 2 months | 0 |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute | Silsbee | Certificate | $14,100 | 10 months | 23 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville | Certificate | $18,800 | 10 months | 106 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $18,800 | 10 months | 53 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $18,800 | 10 months | 65 |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $14,025 | 8 months | 19 |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Texas Beauty College | Haltom city | Certificate | $8,217 | 9 months | 54 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene | Abilene | Certificate | $13,250 | 8 months | 39 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock | Lubbock | Certificate | $13,250 | 8 months | 37 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo | San Angelon | Certificate | $13,250 | 8 months | 41 |
| The Professional Cosmetology Academy | Laredo | Certificate | $8,850 | 9 months | 29 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown | Georgetown | Certificate | $17,125 | 8 months | 58 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville | Lewisville | Certificate | $16,750 | 9 months | 62 |
| Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology | Irving | Certificate | $11,340 | 6 months | 66 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas | Grand Prairie | Certificate | $15,750 | 8 months | 47 |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber College | Texarkana | Certificate | $12,500 | 7 months | 27 |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology | San Marcos | Certificate | $14,422 | 8 months | 17 |
| Tri-State Cosmetology Institute | El Paso | Certificate | $15,000 | 9 months | 55 |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 135 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences | San Antonio | Certificate | $12,650 | 8 months | 15 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences - 03 | Brownsville | Certificate | $12,650 | 8 months | 0 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen | Harlingen | Certificate | $12,650 | 8 months | 36 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya | La Joya | Certificate | $12,650 | 8 months | 24 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen | McAllen | Certificate | $12,650 | 8 months | 32 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 | San Antonio | Certificate | $12,650 | 9 months | 14 |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Victoria Beauty & Barber College | Victoria | Certificate | $17,500 | 9 months | 55 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,200 | 8 months | 33 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen | McAllen | Certificate | $15,250 | 8 months | 79 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,250 | 8 months | 16 |
| Vogue International Academy | Houston | Certificate | $12,971 | 10 months | 8 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy | Amarillo | Certificate | $11,600 | 11 months | 43 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock | Lubbock | Certificate | $11,600 | 11 months | 34 |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 68 |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 |
| William Edge Institute | New Braunfels | Certificate | $13,500 | 9 months | 22 |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy | Killeen | Certificate | $6,700 | 9 months | 28 |
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, 6 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Texas yet. What Workforce Pell covers.