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Cosmetology schools in Texas
Texas has 149 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Texas, expect to start around $23,580–$28,270 and reach a median of $30,680 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,180 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,046 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Texas
$23,580starting (10th percentile)
$28,270early career (25th)
$30,680median, all experience
$47,180experienced (75th)
$59,730top earners (90th)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 22,440 employed in Texas. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
149campuses in Texas
6,881credentials awarded / yr
$17,046median earnings, yr 1 (Texas)
$17,178median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)
Cities: AbileneAddisonAmarilloArlingtonAthensAustinBaytownBeaumontBedfordBeevilleBenbrookBig SpringBorgerBrenhamBrownsvilleBryanCarrolltonCarthageCiscoClarendonCluteCollege StationCorpus ChristiCorsicanaDallasDenisonDentonEagle PassEl PasoFort WorthFriscoGainesvilleGalvestonGarlandGeorgetownGrand PrairieGreenvilleHaltom cityHarlingenHillsboro
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin | Austin | for-profit | 73 | $22,632 | $9,833 | 71% | $24,947 |
| Avenue Five Institute | Austin | for-profit | 43 | $22,532 | $7,917 | 77% | $32,147 |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus | Austin | for-profit | 36 | $22,532 | $7,917 | 88% | $32,147 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 | San Antonio | for-profit | 4 | $21,802 | $6,700 | 100% | $25,614 |
| Howard College | Big Spring | Public | 68 | $21,303 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano | Plano | for-profit | 101 | $21,258 | $10,955 | not reported | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville | Lewisville | for-profit | 91 | $21,180 | $7,917 | 75% | $23,126 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin | Austin | for-profit | 30 | $21,018 | $7,353 | 70% | $20,922 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin | Austin | for-profit | 30 | $21,018 | $7,353 | 52% | $23,271 |
| Diamonds College | Sherman | for-profit | 18 | $20,175 | $16,500 | 59% | $24,461 |
| DuVall's School of Cosmetology | Bedford | for-profit | 13 | $19,933 | $7,917 | 57% | $22,255 |
| Exposito School of Hair Design | Amarillo | for-profit | 14 | $19,395 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fort Worth Beauty School | Benbrook | for-profit | 43 | $19,386 | $6,366 | not reported | not reported |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public | 118 | $19,268 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology | Irving | for-profit | 60 | $19,266 | $5,720 | 67% | $29,834 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas | Grand Prairie | for-profit | 37 | $19,266 | $5,720 | 50% | $29,209 |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology | San Marcos | for-profit | 29 | $19,161 | $7,917 | 73% | $22,309 |
| Lee College | Baytown | Public | 80 | $19,000 | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public | 84 | $18,726 | $5,399 | not reported | not reported |
| Texas Beauty College | Haltom city | for-profit | 62 | $18,670 | not reported | 88% | $11,150 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington | Arlington | for-profit | 93 | $18,656 | $9,516 | 62% | $27,610 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas | Carrollton | for-profit | 74 | $18,656 | $9,516 | 68% | $37,871 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 72 | $18,656 | $9,516 | 76% | $34,319 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 89 | $18,511 | $7,916 | 82% | $26,845 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford | Stafford | for-profit | 142 | $18,467 | $7,917 | 81% | $27,068 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst | Hurst | for-profit | 96 | $18,467 | $7,917 | 75% | $25,696 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook | Houston | for-profit | 93 | $18,467 | $7,917 | 71% | $26,911 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock | Lubbock | for-profit | 72 | $18,304 | not reported | 80% | $20,638 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo | San Angelo | for-profit | 70 | $18,304 | not reported | 67% | $20,653 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene | Abilene | for-profit | 66 | $18,304 | not reported | 59% | $20,285 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public | 48 | $18,230 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Seguin Beauty School-Seguin | Seguin | for-profit | 48 | $18,196 | $9,833 | 68% | $21,683 |
| Northwest Educational Center | Houston | for-profit | 45 | $18,159 | not reported | 70% | $16,823 |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Public | 26 | $17,929 | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | Public | 41 | $17,839 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth | Fort Worth | for-profit | 169 | $17,765 | $7,917 | 83% | $26,433 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas | Dallas | for-profit | 126 | $17,765 | $7,917 | 69% | $26,407 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas | Dallas | for-profit | 114 | $17,765 | $7,917 | 74% | $26,579 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Victoria | Victoria | for-profit | 15 | $17,706 | $6,936 | 86% | $17,414 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan | Bryan | for-profit | 8 | $17,706 | $6,936 | 85% | $17,161 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design | Brenham | for-profit | 5 | $17,706 | $6,936 | 100% | $17,072 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston | Houston | for-profit | 201 | $17,700 | $13,250 | 81% | $31,213 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake | Webster | for-profit | 99 | $17,700 | $13,250 | 86% | $24,265 |
| Neecee's Barber College | Abilene | for-profit | 4 | $17,545 | $13,500 | 35% | $25,817 |
| Grayson College | Denison | Public | 59 | $17,383 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 153 | $17,367 | $7,917 | 77% | $25,958 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington | Arlington | for-profit | 100 | $17,367 | $7,917 | 72% | $24,059 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton | Denton | for-profit | 76 | $17,367 | $7,917 | 83% | $26,066 |
| Charles and Sues School of Hair Design | Bryan | for-profit | 69 | $17,359 | $9,833 | 93% | $29,318 |
| Graduate America College | Garland | for-profit | 35 | $17,338 | not reported | 93% | $19,482 |
| Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School | Laredo | for-profit | 23 | $17,135 | not reported | 86% | $16,728 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences | San Antonio | for-profit | 11 | $16,958 | $6,256 | 0.0% | not reported |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology | San Antonio | for-profit | 15 | $16,897 | $6,333 | 100% | $31,279 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 261 | $16,304 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| BK Cosmo College of Cosmetology | Kerrville | for-profit | 31 | $16,210 | not reported | 71% | $23,340 |
| Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana | Texarkana | for-profit | 28 | $16,127 | $10,667 | 56% | $19,478 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio | for-profit | 47 | $16,005 | $6,333 | 62% | $30,921 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Temple | Temple | for-profit | 58 | $15,588 | not reported | 58% | $14,040 |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | Public | 54 | $15,572 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Natural Images Beauty College | Clute | for-profit | 11 | $15,510 | $13,500 | 55% | $28,166 |
| Salon & Spa Institute | Brownsville | for-profit | 42 | $15,457 | $9,650 | 100% | not reported |
| Remington College-North Houston Campus | Houston | non-profit | 35 | $15,441 | $14,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | League City | non-profit | 5 | $15,441 | $14,750 | 60% | not reported |
| Mission Beauty Institute | Mission | for-profit | 5 | $15,391 | $5,797 | 37% | $9,729 |
| William Edge Institute | New Braunfels | for-profit | 23 | $15,359 | not reported | 98% | $26,780 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso | El Paso | for-profit | 58 | $15,295 | $6,333 | 54% | $30,412 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military | San Antonio | for-profit | 31 | $15,295 | $6,333 | 55% | $22,400 |
| Nuvani Institute | Eagle Pass | for-profit | 30 | $15,251 | $5,084 | 92% | $23,605 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville | for-profit | 128 | $15,186 | $8,309 | 68% | $22,159 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | for-profit | 50 | $15,186 | $8,309 | 64% | $33,702 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 50 | $15,186 | $8,309 | 53% | $32,055 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin | Lufkin | for-profit | 35 | $15,006 | $16,500 | 70% | $17,871 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Jasper | Jasper | for-profit | 22 | $15,006 | $16,500 | 94% | $17,204 |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger | Public | 27 | $14,994 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public | 28 | $14,933 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Public | 88 | $14,762 | $9,999 | 29% | not reported |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen | McAllen | for-profit | 57 | $14,652 | $7,917 | 63% | $28,604 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg | San Antonio | for-profit | 20 | $14,608 | $6,333 | 90% | not reported |
| Alamo City Barber College | San Antonio | for-profit | 3 | $14,592 | $10,164 | 57% | $19,899 |
| Laredo Beauty College Inc | Laredo | for-profit | 60 | $14,588 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner | Houston | for-profit | 35 | $14,525 | not reported | 78% | $12,459 |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus | Houston | for-profit | 27 | $14,525 | not reported | 75% | $12,495 |
| Clarendon College | Clarendon | Public | 103 | $14,462 | $9,514 | 41% | not reported |
| Victoria Beauty & Barber College | Victoria | for-profit | 118 | $14,368 | $9,500 | 27% | $19,557 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Public | 88 | $13,918 | $8,250 | 39% | not reported |
| Southern Texas Careers Academy | Mission | for-profit | 7 | $13,544 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Champion Beauty College | Houston | for-profit | 4 | $13,497 | $7,916 | not reported | not reported |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Public | 31 | $12,723 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nuvani Institute | San Antonio | for-profit | 10 | $12,696 | $3,944 | 88% | $25,059 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen | McAllen | for-profit | 60 | $12,574 | $7,431 | 69% | $16,659 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen | Harlingen | for-profit | 50 | $12,574 | $7,431 | 64% | $19,130 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya | La Joya | for-profit | 29 | $12,574 | $7,431 | 100% | $19,644 |
| Navarro College | Corsicana | Public | 88 | $12,220 | $9,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Tri-State Cosmetology Institute | El Paso | for-profit | 43 | $11,743 | $5,440 | 89% | $21,586 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy | Amarillo | for-profit | 46 | $11,577 | $9,833 | 53% | $32,528 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock | Lubbock | for-profit | 39 | $11,577 | $9,833 | 62% | $33,840 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute | Silsbee | for-profit | 29 | $10,799 | $5,500 | 63% | $21,799 |
| Pathway Vocational Academy | Beaumont | for-profit | 10 | $9,762 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | Public | 141 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Palo Alto College | San Antonio | Public | 96 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Public | 76 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown | Georgetown | for-profit | 58 | not reported | $9,833 | 63% | $20,506 |
| Ranger College | Ranger | Public | 57 | not reported | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Public | 55 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| McLennan Community College | Waco | Public | 51 | not reported | $5,776 | 39% | not reported |
| Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 50 | not reported | $7,917 | 83% | $19,997 |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Public | 47 | not reported | $5,041 | 47% | not reported |
| GA Beauty & Barber School | McAllen | for-profit | 46 | not reported | $3,345 | 59% | $15,218 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Public | 46 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo | Amarillo | for-profit | 43 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $32,338 |
| ABC Beauty Academy | Richardson | for-profit | 41 | not reported | not reported | 86% | $14,083 |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | Public | 40 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Panola College | Carthage | Public | 40 | not reported | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Pearlands Innovative School of Beauty | Pearland | for-profit | 40 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $20,084 |
| Midland College | Midland | Public | 38 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | Public | 37 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | Public | 36 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Public | 35 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ann Webb Skin Institute | Austin | for-profit | 33 | not reported | $7,917 | 87% | $23,536 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics | Portland | for-profit | 33 | not reported | $7,917 | 91% | $30,973 |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Public | 30 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Public | 28 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Bella Cosmetology and Barber College | Greenville | for-profit | 24 | not reported | $13,926 | 40% | $27,157 |
| Hands on Therapy | Mesquite | for-profit | 21 | not reported | $9,500 | 81% | $23,252 |
| East Texas Cosmetology College | Lufkin | for-profit | 19 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $16,985 |
| The Professional Cosmetology Academy | Laredo | for-profit | 19 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $20,848 |
| Salon Boutique Academy | Addison | for-profit | 15 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $22,404 |
| Cisco College | Cisco | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber College | Texarkana | for-profit | 13 | not reported | not reported | 59% | $26,215 |
| Vogue International Academy | Houston | for-profit | 13 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $18,210 |
| Southwest Texas Junior College | Uvalde | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy | Killeen | for-profit | 11 | not reported | not reported | 56% | $16,644 |
| Pipo Academy of Hair Design | El Paso | for-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Evvaylois Academy School of Beauty | Brenham | non-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 0.0% | $27,315 |
| Houston Barber School | Houston | for-profit | 5 | not reported | not reported | 93% | $19,650 |
| Deluxe Barber College | San Antonio | for-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $25,020 |
| Allgood Beauty Institute | Frisco | for-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | 62% | $29,655 |
| MediaTech Institute-Dallas | Dallas | for-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | 70% | $24,891 |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Buckner Barber School | Dallas | for-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $31,135 |
| South Texas Barber College Inc | Corpus Christi | for-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Inspired by Beauty Institute | El Paso | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mannequin Beauty School | Spring | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Meraki Institute of Beauty and Wellness | Pharr | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Modern Barber & Beauty Institute | College Station | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New Image Beauty and Barber School | Harlingen | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Riverside Barber & Beauty Institute | Fort Worth | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy | Whitehouse | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.
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