Cosmetology Schools in the McAllen area

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$27,310

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$8,000

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the McAllen area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from McAllen: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 11.1 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $8,000 to $15,250, middle $12,650 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 7 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 188 cosmetology awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $27,310 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($13.13 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $22,040 to $49,760; 380 employed in the metro area; Texas median $30,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
GA Beauty & Barber School	McAllen	Certificate	$8,000	7 months	27	1.9
Mission Beauty Institute	Mission	Certificate	$10,534	10 months	11	2.2
South Texas College	McAllen	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	15	2.6
Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen	McAllen	Certificate	$15,250	8 months	79	4.1
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen	McAllen	Certificate	$12,650	8 months	32	5.2
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya	La Joya	Certificate	$12,650	8 months	24	11.1

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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