Texas Trade Schools Comparison
In Texas, 168 trade schools are active. For trade school statistics, we only include less than 2 years colleges (both for-profit and not-for-profit schools) offering 1 year and/or 1-2 years certificate programs.
- The 2022 average tuition & fees of trade schools in Texas is $14,120. The amount is the average over all vocational programs and it may vary by area of study and program length.
- Total 25,816 students have enrolled in trade schools in Texas.
- The average students to faculty ratio of Texas trade schools is 17.06 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in Texas is $4,615.
- The average graduation rate is 66.0% in Texas trade schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
168 Trade Schools in Texas
| College Name | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | Online Student Population | Graduation Rate | Number of Programs Offered | Financial Aid Amount | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin Austin, TX | $12,900 | 45 | - | 83% | 3 | $3,840 | 15 to 1 |
| Charles and Sues School of Hair Design Bryan, TX | $16,000 | 18 | - | 89% | 1 | $4,959 | 4 to 1 |
| BK Cosmo College of Cosmetology Kerrville, TX | $12,900 | 29 | - | 54% | 1 | $5,326 | 25 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Career Center LLC Carrollton, TX | $15,500 | 314 | - | 63% | 3 | $4,141 | 18 to 1 |
| Exposito School of Hair Design Amarillo, TX | $13,020 | 39 | - | 29% | 3 | $5,390 | 11 to 1 |
| Fort Worth Beauty School Benbrook, TX | $15,700 | 76 | - | 53% | 4 | $4,727 | 8 to 1 |
| Laredo Beauty College Inc Laredo, TX | $6,800 | 95 | - | 55% | 3 | $4,041 | 16 to 1 |
| Lubbock Hair Academy Lubbock, TX | $9,775 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| William Edge Institute New Braunfels, TX | $13,500 | 43 | - | 90% | 4 | $4,020 | 11 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology Irving, TX | $13,750 | 104 | - | 37% | 4 | $4,959 | 13 to 1 |
| Neilson Beauty College Dallas, TX | $11,400 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| Ocean Corporation Houston, TX | $23,300 | 157 | - | 80% | 2 | $6,019 | 20 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington Arlington, TX | $13,700 | 260 | - | 69% | 2 | $3,583 | 23 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth Fort Worth, TX | $13,700 | 290 | - | 71% | 2 | $3,524 | 24 to 1 |
| Seguin Beauty School-Seguin Seguin, TX | $15,550 | 31 | - | 61% | 1 | $4,006 | 16 to 1 |
| South Texas Barber College Inc Corpus Christi, TX | $8,300 | 4 | - | 76% | 3 | $1,502 | 15 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco Weslaco, TX | $20,790 | 282 | - | 70% | 4 | $5,240 | 21 to 1 |
| Platt College-STVT-McAllen McAllen, TX | $19,990 | 300 | - | 74% | 7 | $4,495 | 24 to 1 |
| Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,500 | 25 | - | 76% | 5 | $5,562 | 9 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen McAllen, TX | $13,900 | 155 | - | 62% | 4 | $4,181 | 15 to 1 |
| Victoria Beauty College Inc Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 110 | - | 25% | 5 | $3,352 | 4 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX | $13,795 | 218 | - | 43% | 4 | $4,692 | 18 to 1 |
| Sebring Career Schools-Huntsville Huntsville, TX | $14,830 | 26 | - | 25% | 1 | $3,216 | 13 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 San Antonio, TX | $13,900 | 60 | - | 33% | 4 | $4,216 | 10 to 1 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Round Rock Round Rock, TX | $7,950 | 156 | - | 58% | - | $6,535 | 21 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst Hurst, TX | $13,700 | 152 | - | 66% | 2 | $2,380 | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston Houston, TX | $16,238 | 359 | - | 56% | 2 | $4,961 | 15 to 1 |
| Seguin Beauty School-New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX | $15,550 | 25 | - | 67% | 1 | $5,361 | 13 to 1 |
| Northwest Educational Center Houston, TX | $10,600 | 73 | - | 71% | 4 | $5,561 | 20 to 1 |
| Sebring Career Schools-Houston Houston, TX | $8,060 | 78 | - | 98% | 3 | $4,254 | 39 to 1 |
| PCI Health Training Center Dallas, TX | $15,222 | 378 | - | 79% | 3 | $5,648 | 28 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences San Antonio, TX | $13,900 | 25 | - | 67% | 4 | $4,259 | 7 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute San Antonio, TX | $14,600 | 23 | - | 80% | 3 | $5,641 | 8 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute Eagle Pass, TX | $14,600 | 85 | - | 88% | 4 | $5,558 | 9 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene Abilene, TX | $13,250 | 72 | - | 73% | 4 | $9,836 | 8 to 1 |
| College of Health Care Professions (The) Houston, TX | $17,300 | 177 | - | 91% | 4 | $4,717 | 25 to 1 |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus Houston, TX | $10,100 | 110 | - | 67% | 2 | $5,439 | 24 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas Dallas, TX | $13,700 | 336 | - | 54% | 2 | $3,651 | 27 to 1 |
| Star College of Cosmetology 2 Tyler, TX | $10,860 | 63 | - | - | - | - | 13 to 1 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Temple Temple, TX | $7,950 | 132 | - | 60% | 2 | $2,250 | 20 to 1 |
| Houston Training School-Gulfgate Houston, TX | $12,850 | 144 | - | - | - | $5,714 | 24 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology Amarillo, TX | $18,084 | 79 | - | - | - | $3,254 | 8 to 1 |
| Tri-State Cosmetology Institute El Paso, TX | $13,300 | 138 | - | 85% | 3 | $4,705 | 15 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $16,800 | 675 | - | 60% | 7 | $3,675 | 26 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen Harlingen, TX | $13,900 | 78 | - | 44% | 4 | $1,697 | 17 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Pharr Pharr, TX | $16,800 | 698 | - | 60% | 9 | $3,704 | 24 to 1 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin Austin, TX | $12,900 | 83 | - | 84% | 3 | $3,176 | 15 to 1 |
| Faris Technical Institute Inc Nederland, TX | $11,050 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| Pipo Academy of Hair Design El Paso, TX | $7,025 | 25 | - | 88% | 2 | $4,195 | 1 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas Grand Prairie, TX | $13,750 | 219 | - | 47% | 3 | $4,332 | 21 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo San Angelo, TX | $13,250 | 79 | - | 69% | 4 | $9,072 | 10 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $16,800 | 684 | - | 54% | 8 | $3,940 | 24 to 1 |
| International Beauty College Garland, TX | $9,825 | 61 | - | 100% | 5 | $4,169 | 25 to 1 |
| CET-El Paso El Paso, TX | $11,024 | 77 | - | 62% | 1 | $6,355 | 13 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin Lufkin, TX | $12,500 | 83 | - | 71% | 3 | $5,815 | 10 to 1 |
| Pathway Vocational Academy Beaumont, TX | $16,650 | 28 | - | 60% | 4 | $3,817 | 6 to 1 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano Plano, TX | $13,800 | 147 | - | 75% | 1 | $3,846 | 15 to 1 |
| Advanced Barber College and Hair Design Weslaco, TX | $7,830 | 182 | - | 40% | 3 | $4,709 | 20 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX | $15,406 | 222 | - | 35% | 5 | $3,888 | 25 to 1 |
| Quest College San Antonio, TX | $18,475 | 359 | - | 60% | 7 | $4,819 | 20 to 1 |
| National Beauty College Ennis, TX | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo Amarillo, TX | $15,406 | 114 | - | 67% | 4 | $4,689 | 16 to 1 |
| Texas Barber College Houston, TX | $14,500 | 571 | - | 19% | 1 | $4,812 | 35 to 1 |
| Dallas Barber & Stylist College Dallas, TX | $16,950 | 101 | - | 86% | 3 | $5,809 | 11 to 1 |
| Jay's Technical Institute Houston, TX | $10,500 | 105 | - | 81% | 3 | $2,306 | 26 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $12,070 | 40 | - | 71% | 2 | $3,627 | 11 to 1 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies Weslaco, TX | $24,451 | 79 | - | 74% | 5 | $4,752 | 10 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Jasper Jasper, TX | $12,500 | 46 | - | 97% | 3 | $5,815 | 12 to 1 |
| Texas Health School Houston, TX | $27,895 | 124 | - | 72% | 5 | $2,950 | 18 to 1 |
| CCI Training Center-Arlington Arlington, TX | $13,980 | 200 | - | 90% | 6 | $4,503 | 12 to 1 |
| Champion Beauty College Houston, TX | $10,750 | 50 | - | 66% | 2 | $2,741 | 12 to 1 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute Silsbee, TX | $12,100 | 101 | - | 93% | 6 | $4,191 | 21 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military San Antonio, TX | $15,406 | 132 | - | 32% | 3 | $3,727 | 17 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $11,950 | 74 | - | 66% | 2 | $5,427 | 15 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan Bryan, TX | $15,000 | 23 | - | 75% | 1 | $5,759 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin Austin, TX | $13,000 | 182 | - | 67% | 4 | $4,792 | 12 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $15,500 | 314 | - | 65% | 4 | $3,879 | 18 to 1 |
| Hands on Therapy Mesquite, TX | $11,374 | 15 | - | 100% | 3 | $4,024 | 7 to 1 |
| PCCenter Farmers Branch, TX | $16,430 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $18,500 | 362 | - | 66% | 2 | $5,842 | 15 to 1 |
| South Texas Training Center San Benito, TX | $12,370 | 188 | - | 98% | 3 | $5,300 | 20 to 1 |
| Lamson Institute San Antonio, TX | $15,995 | 425 | - | 72% | 6 | $5,835 | 24 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | $19,510 | 209 | - | 63% | 5 | $4,304 | 16 to 1 |
| Platt College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $18,040 | 307 | - | 65% | 4 | $4,657 | 13 to 1 |
| Professional Career Training Institute Houston, TX | $15,300 | 88 | - | - | - | - | 25 to 1 |
| Cannon Institute of Higher Learning Dallas, TX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DuVall's School of Cosmetology Bedford, TX | $11,400 | 108 | - | 57% | 3 | $3,258 | 15 to 1 |
| Texas Beauty College Haltom city, TX | $7,700 | 43 | 43 | - | 4 | $4,332 | 40 to 1 |
| Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX | $12,300 | 327 | - | 80% | 3 | $4,360 | 16 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville Lewisville, TX | $15,225 | 166 | - | 80% | 2 | $4,603 | 18 to 1 |
| ABC Beauty Academy Richardson, TX | $7,217 | 28 | - | 89% | 4 | $4,757 | 12 to 1 |
| Salon & Spa Institute Brownsville, TX | $14,000 | 68 | - | 71% | 3 | $2,810 | 25 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | $13,100 | 651 | - | 67% | 10 | $3,798 | 28 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen, TX | $16,900 | 581 | - | 54% | 7 | $3,858 | 25 to 1 |
| Platt College-STVT-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $20,663 | 523 | - | 60% | 5 | $4,745 | 11 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso El Paso, TX | $15,108 | 342 | - | 41% | 3 | $3,577 | 24 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX | $13,700 | 250 | - | 61% | 2 | $3,642 | 18 to 1 |
| Diamonds Cosmetology College Sherman, TX | $11,775 | 55 | - | 33% | 3 | $3,654 | 18 to 1 |
| Buckner Barber School Dallas, TX | $15,175 | 46 | - | 50% | 3 | $3,618 | 23 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Victoria Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 23 | - | 63% | 1 | $5,622 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington Arlington, TX | $15,500 | 346 | - | 62% | 3 | $4,227 | 18 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya La Joya, TX | $13,900 | 41 | - | 57% | 4 | $537 | 7 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Dallas Richardson, TX | $12,587 | 210 | - | - | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg San Antonio, TX | $13,995 | 146 | - | 58% | 4 | $4,606 | 13 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology San Antonio, TX | $13,995 | 143 | - | 71% | 4 | $4,542 | 14 to 1 |
| Rio Grande Valley College Pharr, TX | $27,400 | 614 | - | 74% | 10 | $4,619 | 30 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy Amarillo, TX | $11,700 | 79 | - | 59% | 2 | $5,014 | 7 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton Denton, TX | $13,700 | 115 | - | 69% | 2 | $3,991 | 18 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $13,700 | 313 | - | 62% | 2 | $3,550 | 21 to 1 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas Dallas, TX | $16,700 | 465 | - | 56% | 6 | $4,227 | 23 to 1 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology Austin, TX | $11,800 | 174 | - | 83% | 3 | $5,293 | 11 to 1 |
| M T Training Center Grand Prairie, TX | $11,753 | 136 | - | 84% | 8 | $8,185 | 15 to 1 |
| Southern Texas Careers Academy McAllen, TX | $14,950 | 58 | - | - | 4 | $3,650 | 25 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Houston Houston, TX | $12,587 | 199 | - | - | - | - | 36 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $16,900 | 901 | - | 69% | 8 | $3,542 | 26 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana Texarkana, TX | $10,100 | 49 | - | 47% | 5 | $5,186 | 11 to 1 |
| Alamo City Barber College San Antonio, TX | $10,750 | 143 | - | 46% | 3 | $6,387 | 25 to 1 |
| Neecee's Barber College Abilene, TX | $13,900 | 44 | - | 42% | 4 | $4,433 | 25 to 1 |
| Bella Cosmetology and Barber College Greenville, TX | $15,000 | 48 | - | 29% | 2 | $6,293 | 20 to 1 |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, TX | $14,331 | 26 | - | 89% | 3 | $3,461 | 7 to 1 |
| Barber Institute of Texas Longview, TX | $23,025 | 13 | - | 100% | 3 | $4,913 | 15 to 1 |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy Killeen, TX | $6,500 | 29 | - | 32% | 4 | $4,159 | 25 to 1 |
| Preparing People Barber Styling College Dallas, TX | $15,175 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford Stafford, TX | $13,700 | 480 | - | 69% | 2 | $3,504 | 42 to 1 |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner Houston, TX | $10,100 | 143 | - | 85% | 4 | $4,503 | 24 to 1 |
| The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc Houston, TX | $28,500 | 27 | - | 71% | 1 | $5,423 | 11 to 1 |
| K & G 5 Star Barber College League City, TX | $25,225 | 14 | - | 75% | 1 | $10,000 | 5 to 1 |
| Salon Boutique Academy Addison, TX | $11,000 | 186 | - | 81% | 2 | $3,994 | 18 to 1 |
| The Recording Conservatory of Austin Austin, TX | $22,680 | 41 | 8 | 64% | 2 | $5,366 | 1 to 1 |
| Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School Laredo, TX | $8,311 | 55 | - | 64% | 3 | $6,285 | 14 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Arlington Arlington, TX | $10,821 | 104 | - | 70% | 1 | $3,949 | 15 to 1 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston Houston, TX | $19,977 | 1,628 | - | 57% | 3 | $4,947 | 30 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $11,700 | 74 | - | 62% | 2 | $5,531 | 17 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $13,250 | 97 | - | 68% | 4 | $10,144 | 10 to 1 |
| Natural Images Beauty College Clute, TX | $15,000 | 43 | - | 48% | 6 | $4,206 | 18 to 1 |
| Mission Beauty Institute Mission, TX | $10,534 | 12 | - | 72% | 5 | $2,946 | 6 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake Webster, TX | $12,990 | 200 | - | 62% | 2 | $4,776 | 15 to 1 |
| Ann Webb Skin Institute Austin, TX | $13,035 | 146 | - | 70% | 5 | $3,716 | 25 to 1 |
| Allgood Beauty Institute Frisco, TX | $13,050 | 16 | - | 11% | 2 | $4,707 | 16 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design Brenham, TX | $15,000 | 4 | - | 75% | 1 | $5,197 | 25 to 1 |
| Peloton College Arlington, TX | $14,450 | 160 | - | 68% | 4 | $4,002 | 23 to 1 |
| The Culinary School of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX | $17,575 | 72 | - | 93% | 1 | $4,231 | 14 to 1 |
| Platt College-Edge Tech Academy Arlington, TX | $5,000 | 67 | - | 80% | 10 | $3,878 | 9 to 1 |
| Mid Cities Barber College Grand Prairie, TX | $7,400 | 33 | - | 51% | 2 | $4,620 | 15 to 1 |
| GA Beauty & Barber School McAllen, TX | $9,100 | 178 | - | 21% | 6 | $3,820 | 25 to 1 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics Portland, TX | $13,025 | 54 | - | 92% | 5 | $4,324 | 9 to 1 |
| Mystros Barber Academy Houston, TX | $17,500 | 33 | - | 75% | 1 | $3,637 | 25 to 1 |
| Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,250 | 92 | - | 86% | 3 | $4,319 | 13 to 1 |
| Vogue International Academy Houston, TX | $12,971 | 17 | - | - | 1 | $964 | 25 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown Georgetown, TX | $15,125 | 31 | - | 88% | 2 | $6,017 | 13 to 1 |
| Houston School of Carpentry Houston, TX | $14,200 | 132 | - | 91% | 3 | $6,605 | 25 to 1 |
| MCI McAllen, TX | $15,050 | 110 | - | - | 3 | $4,811 | 15 to 1 |
| Montana Barber Institute El Paso, TX | $18,653 | 35 | - | 41% | 2 | $5,705 | 12 to 1 |
| Careers Institute of America Dallas, TX | $14,100 | 8 | - | 84% | 4 | $4,393 | 3 to 1 |
| Houston Barber School Houston, TX | $14,000 | 171 | - | 44% | 2 | $4,692 | 25 to 1 |
| Deluxe Barber College San Antonio, TX | $12,100 | 72 | - | 57% | 2 | $5,982 | 12 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco Waco, TX | $16,900 | 347 | - | - | 5 | $3,421 | 26 to 1 |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus Austin, TX | $12,300 | 109 | - | 79% | 2 | $3,980 | 14 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $15,225 | 205 | - | 53% | 7 | $4,524 | 10 to 1 |
| Texas Healthtech Institute Beaumont, TX | $7,450 | 58 | - | - | 4 | $5,326 | 10 to 1 |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber College Texarkana, TX | $15,925 | 47 | - | 50% | 1 | $4,703 | 10 to 1 |
| Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy Irving, TX | $15,185 | 38 | - | 91% | 3 | $3,678 | 25 to 1 |
| Evvaylois Academy School of Beauty Brenham, TX | - | - | - | - | 2 | $9,052 | - |
| American Medical Institute Inc. Houston, TX | - | - | - | - | 3 | $3,660 | - |
| Austin Career Institute Austin, TX | - | - | - | 96% | 4 | $6,467 | - |
| Pearlands Innovative School of Beauty Pearland, TX | - | - | - | 82% | 2 | $5,099 | - |
| The Professional Cosmetology Academy Laredo, TX | - | - | - | 37% | 6 | $4,576 | - |
| Elite Welding Academy Houston, TX | - | - | - | - | 1 | $5,694 | - |
| Average | $14,120 | 25,816 | 51 | 66% | - | $4,615 | 17 to 1 |