Cosmetology Schools in the El Paso area

El Paso, TX metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$26,970

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$7,025

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the El Paso area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from El Paso: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 0.7 miles, farthest 5.6 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 4 list one: $7,025 to $15,000, middle $14,931 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 9 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 148 cosmetology awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $26,970 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($12.97 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $22,330 to $49,350; 510 employed in the metro area; Texas median $30,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
El Paso Community College	El Paso	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	31	0.7
Tri-State Cosmetology Institute	El Paso	Certificate	$15,000	9 months	55	2.0
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso	El Paso	Certificate	$14,931	9 months	60	4.1
Pipo Academy of Hair Design	El Paso	Certificate	$7,025	9 months	2	5.6

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, El Paso, TX, read October 8, 2026.

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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