Cosmetology Schools in the Lubbock area

Lubbock, TX metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$28,630

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$11,600

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Lubbock area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Lubbock: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 7.4 miles, farthest 18.0 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $11,600 to $13,250 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 11 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 156 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $28,630 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($13.76 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,420 to $49,870; 270 employed in the metro area; Texas median $30,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock	Lubbock	Certificate	$13,250	8 months	37	7.4
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock	Lubbock	Certificate	$11,600	11 months	34	10.7
South Plains College	Levelland	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	85	18.0

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