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Cosmetology Schools in the San Antonio area
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area
Programs
16
12 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$30,460
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,430
of 15 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology Schools in the San Antonio area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 16 programs: 16 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from San Antonio
- 12 within 10 miles; nearest 3.0 miles, farthest 30.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 15 of 16 list one: $2,430 to $20,031, middle $15,280 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 15 colleges list a length: 3 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 735 cosmetology awards at the 16 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 16 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $30,460 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($14.64 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $24,100 to $56,730; 2,210 employed in the metro area; Texas median $30,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cosmetology programs, nearest to San Antonio first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,700 | 8 months | 133 | 3.0 |
| Nuvani Institute | San Antonio | Certificate | $14,600 | 9 months | 13 | 3.3 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,250 | 8 months | 16 | 4.2 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 | San Antonio | Certificate | $12,650 | 9 months | 14 | 5.3 |
| Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $17,525 | 8 months | 53 | 7.0 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $20,031 | 12 months | 74 | 8.1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,200 | 8 months | 33 | 8.6 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,280 | 9 months | 28 | 9.6 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $18,800 | 10 months | 65 | 9.7 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences | San Antonio | Certificate | $12,650 | 8 months | 15 | 9.7 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,731 | 9 months | 56 | 9.9 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $19,500 | 13 months | 100 | 10.0 |
| Alamo City Barber College | San Antonio | Certificate | $2,430 | 3 months | 4 | 10.8 |
| Palo Alto CollegeWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 87 | 12.7 |
| William Edge Institute | New Braunfels | Certificate | $13,500 | 9 months | 22 | 26.0 |
| Seguin Beauty School-Seguin | Seguin | Certificate | $15,500 | 9 months | 22 | 30.5 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- 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
Other Texas metro areas
- Dallas area25 programs
- Houston area20 programs
- Austin area8 programs
- McAllen area6 programs
- Beaumont area4 programs
- Brownsville area4 programs
- El Paso area4 programs
- Abilene area3 programs