Cosmetology Schools in the Austin area

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area

Programs

6 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$35,220

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$13,600

of 8 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Austin area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Austin: 6 within 10 miles; nearest 4.0 miles, farthest 31.4 miles
Listed program cost: 8 of 8 list one: $13,600 to $17,125, middle $16,075 (IPEDS)
Program length: 8 colleges list a length: 7 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 333 cosmetology awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $35,220 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($16.94 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,240 to $69,290; 2,800 employed in the metro area; Texas median $30,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin	Austin	Certificate	$13,900	9 months	30	4.0
Avenue Five Institute	Austin	Certificate	$16,900	9 months	60	4.2
Paul Mitchell the School-Austin	Austin	Certificate	$13,600	7 months	72	5.1
Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin	Austin	Certificate	$13,900	9 months	39	5.2
Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus	Austin	Certificate	$16,900	9 months	57	6.5
Ann Webb Skin Institute	Austin	Certificate	$16,075	10 months	0	7.2
The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown	Georgetown	Certificate	$17,125	8 months	58	22.6
Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology	San Marcos	Certificate	$14,422	8 months	17	31.4

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them Cosmetology.
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