Cosmetology Schools in the Abilene area

Abilene, TX metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$28,230

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$9,000

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Abilene area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Abilene: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.3 miles, farthest 1.9 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $9,000 to $13,390, middle $13,250 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 45 cosmetology awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $28,230 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($13.57 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,230 to $58,580; 110 employed in the metro area; Texas median $30,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Phoenix Bodi and Beauty Institute (pbbi)WIOA list	Abilene	WIOA list only	$9,000	Not reported		1.3
Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene	Abilene	Certificate	$13,250	8 months	39	1.7
Neecee's Barber College	Abilene	Certificate	$13,390	8 months	6	1.9

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them Cosmetology.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill