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Nail Tech Schools in Texas
Texas has 55 nail tech programs in our files: 55 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
55
all sources
Median pay
$34,040
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,760
Middle program cost
$7,700
48 programs report one, IPEDS
By metro area
- Dallas area8 programs · median pay $33,800
- San Antonio area8 programs · median pay $31,250
- McAllen area6 programs
- Austin area5 programs · median pay $37,740
- Brownsville area3 programs
- El Paso area3 programs · median pay $28,350
- Houston area3 programs · median pay $35,080
Every nail tech program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Beauty Academy | Richardson | Certificate | $4,930 | 7 months | 17 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Jasper | Jasper | Certificate | $7,620 | 5 months | 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin | Lufkin | Certificate | $7,620 | 5 months | 0 |
| Advanced Barber College and Hair Design | Weslaco | Certificate | $4,500 | 6 months | 0 |
| Avenue Five Institute | Austin | Certificate | $8,940 | 5 months | 22 |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus | Austin | Certificate | $8,940 | 5 months | 24 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin | Austin | Certificate | $7,700 | 5 months | 30 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin | Austin | Certificate | $7,700 | 5 months | 0 |
| Buckner Barber School | Dallas | Certificate | $9,000 | 5 months | 0 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Temple | Temple | Certificate | $4,800 | 6 months | 40 |
| Cortiva Institute-Arlington | Arlington | Certificate | $7,831 | 8 months | 0 |
| East Texas Cosmetology College | Lufkin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Evvaylois Academy School of Beauty | Brenham | Certificate | $4,480 | 4 months | 1 |
| Exposito School of Hair Design | Amarillo | Certificate | $3,746 | 5 months | 5 |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| GA Beauty & Barber School | McAllen | Certificate | $6,380 | 5 months | 39 |
| Graduate America College | Garland | Certificate | $5,800 | 5 months | 19 |
| Grayson College | Denison | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus | Houston | Certificate | $8,200 | 6 months | 9 |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner | Houston | Certificate | $8,200 | 6 months | 13 |
| Howard College | Big Spring | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso | El Paso | Certificate | $7,915 | 6 months | 96 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military | San Antonio | Certificate | $8,265 | 6 months | 72 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo | Amarillo | Certificate | $7,915 | 6 months | 25 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio | Certificate | $8,265 | 6 months | 95 |
| Mission Beauty Institute | Mission | Certificate | $6,250 | 5 months | 20 |
| Nuvani Institute | Eagle Pass | Certificate | $5,800 | 6 months | 14 |
| Nuvani Institute | San Antonio | Certificate | $5,900 | 6 months | 0 |
| Panola College | Carthage | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington | Arlington | Certificate | $5,500 | 4 months | 12 |
| Salon & Spa Institute | Brownsville | Certificate | $7,500 | 5 months | 11 |
| Salon Boutique Academy | Addison | Certificate | $8,991 | 7 months | 10 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 39 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute | Silsbee | Certificate | $7,100 | 6 months | 10 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $6,125 | 4 months | 8 |
| Texas Beauty College | Haltom city | Certificate | $4,930 | 4 months | 10 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene | Abilene | Certificate | $7,050 | 5 months | 14 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock | Lubbock | Certificate | $7,050 | 5 months | 21 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo | San Angelon | Certificate | $7,050 | 5 months | 12 |
| The Professional Cosmetology Academy | Laredo | Certificate | $5,500 | 6 months | 11 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas | Grand Prairie | Certificate | $9,450 | 6 months | 118 |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology | San Marcos | Certificate | $11,589 | 6 months | 8 |
| Tri-State Cosmetology Institute | El Paso | Certificate | $9,000 | 7 months | 30 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences | San Antonio | Certificate | $8,338 | 5 months | 9 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences - 03 | Brownsville | Certificate | $8,338 | 5 months | 0 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen | Harlingen | Certificate | $8,338 | 5 months | 50 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya | La Joya | Certificate | $8,338 | 5 months | 12 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen | McAllen | Certificate | $8,338 | 5 months | 29 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 | San Antonio | Certificate | $8,338 | 5 months | 5 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology | San Antonio | Certificate | $8,050 | 5 months | 43 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen | McAllen | Certificate | $8,050 | 5 months | 63 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg | San Antonio | Certificate | $8,050 | 5 months | 51 |
| William Edge Institute | New Braunfels | Certificate | $6,200 | 5 months | 9 |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy | Killeen | Certificate | $3,635 | 6 months | 1 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Texas
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs from 565 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Texas yet. What Workforce Pell covers.