Texas Trade Schools Comparison
Trade Schools in Texas
For academic year 2019-2020, 165 trade schools are active in Texas. We online 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 2020 average tuition & fees of trade schools in Texas is $14,044. The amount is the average over all vocational programs and it may vary by area of study and program length.
- Total 22,752 students have enrolled in trade schools in Texas.
- The average students to faculty ratio of Texas trade schools is 16.02 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in Texas is $4,332.
- The average graduation rate is 65.65% in Texas trade schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
165 Trade Schools in Texas Comparison Table
| 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 | $13,900 | 76 | - | 65% | 4 | $3,994 | 15 to 1 |
| Charles and Sues School of Hair Design Bryan, TX | $16,000 | 21 | - | 93% | 2 | $5,284 | 5 to 1 |
| BK Cosmo College of Cosmetology Kerrville, TX | $12,675 | 17 | - | 41% | 2 | $4,666 | 9 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Career Center LLC Carrollton, TX | $14,930 | 352 | - | 67% | 3 | $4,222 | 18 to 1 |
| Exposito School of Hair Design Amarillo, TX | $13,020 | 37 | - | 35% | 4 | $4,513 | 10 to 1 |
| Fort Worth Beauty School Benbrook, TX | $13,700 | 67 | - | 18% | 4 | $4,722 | 7 to 1 |
| Laredo Beauty College Inc Laredo, TX | $6,600 | 109 | - | 49% | 3 | $4,894 | 16 to 1 |
| Lubbock Hair Academy Lubbock, TX | $9,775 | 45 | - | 80% | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| William Edge Institute New Braunfels, TX | $15,500 | 37 | - | 65% | 3 | $3,313 | 12 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Irving Irving, TX | $15,225 | 135 | - | 52% | 4 | $4,983 | 14 to 1 |
| Neilson Beauty College Dallas, TX | $11,400 | 31 | - | 100% | 2 | $6,556 | 11 to 1 |
| Ocean Corporation Houston, TX | $22,800 | 136 | - | 77% | 2 | $5,755 | 17 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington Arlington, TX | $14,700 | 233 | - | 58% | 3 | $3,709 | 20 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth Fort Worth, TX | $14,700 | 279 | - | 70% | 3 | $3,842 | 30 to 1 |
| Seguin Beauty School-Seguin Seguin, TX | $15,550 | 22 | - | 81% | 1 | $4,379 | 12 to 1 |
| South Texas Barber College Inc Corpus Christi, TX | $8,300 | 44 | - | 76% | 5 | $4,385 | 22 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco Weslaco, TX | $20,790 | 683 | - | 68% | 4 | $4,086 | 26 to 1 |
| Platt College-STVT-McAllen McAllen, TX | $19,735 | 425 | - | 52% | 5 | $3,832 | 25 to 1 |
| Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,500 | 39 | - | 80% | 5 | $3,966 | 9 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosemtology Arts & Sciences-McAllen McAllen, TX | $14,850 | 156 | - | 62% | 4 | $3,749 | 15 to 1 |
| Victoria Beauty College Inc Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 93 | - | 48% | 3 | $2,422 | 4 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX | $14,795 | 317 | - | 60% | 3 | $4,798 | 12 to 1 |
| Sebring Career Schools-Huntsville Huntsville, TX | $14,830 | 31 | - | 79% | 2 | $7,305 | 10 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 San Antonio, TX | $14,850 | 60 | - | 33% | 4 | $5,373 | 10 to 1 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Round Rock Round Rock, TX | $9,700 | 156 | - | 79% | - | $3,515 | 20 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst Hurst, TX | $14,700 | 161 | - | 74% | 3 | $3,625 | 16 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston Houston, TX | $12,990 | 471 | - | 60% | 2 | $4,360 | 15 to 1 |
| Seguin Beauty School-New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX | $15,550 | 22 | - | 62% | 1 | $4,604 | 12 to 1 |
| Northwest Educational Center Houston, TX | $10,200 | 234 | - | 70% | 3 | $5,339 | 20 to 1 |
| Sebring Career Schools-Houston Houston, TX | $8,060 | 115 | - | 93% | 4 | $4,791 | 29 to 1 |
| PCI Health Training Center Dallas, TX | $14,934 | 445 | - | 83% | 4 | $5,068 | 28 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences San Antonio, TX | $14,850 | 26 | - | 67% | 4 | $3,511 | 7 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute San Antonio, TX | $14,600 | 17 | - | 85% | 3 | $6,227 | 9 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute Eagle Pass, TX | $14,600 | 46 | - | 80% | 4 | $5,665 | 10 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene Abilene, TX | $13,250 | 72 | - | 76% | 4 | $5,411 | 9 to 1 |
| Astrodome Career Centers Houston, TX | $12,000 | 133 | - | 97% | 2 | $4,469 | 25 to 1 |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus Houston, TX | $10,100 | 115 | - | 72% | 3 | $4,985 | 24 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas Dallas, TX | $14,700 | 306 | - | 52% | 3 | $3,663 | 27 to 1 |
| Star College of Cosmetology 2 Tyler, TX | $10,860 | 63 | - | - | 4 | $3,904 | 13 to 1 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Temple Temple, TX | $9,700 | 132 | - | 63% | 3 | $3,066 | 18 to 1 |
| Houston Training School-Gulfgate Houston, TX | $12,850 | 144 | - | 74% | 3 | $4,216 | 24 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology Amarillo, TX | $18,084 | 79 | - | 18% | 1 | $3,872 | 8 to 1 |
| Tri-State Cosmetology Institute El Paso, TX | $13,300 | 159 | - | 74% | 4 | $5,590 | 14 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $16,800 | 353 | - | 35% | 5 | $3,430 | 25 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen Harlingen, TX | $14,850 | 105 | - | 53% | 6 | $505 | 17 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Pharr Pharr, TX | $16,800 | 472 | - | 42% | 8 | $3,697 | 24 to 1 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin Austin, TX | $13,900 | 104 | - | 70% | 4 | $3,543 | 15 to 1 |
| Faris Technical Institute Inc Nederland, TX | $11,050 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| Pipo Academy of Hair Design El Paso, TX | $9,625 | 30 | - | 33% | 2 | $5,225 | 1 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas Grand Prairie, TX | $15,225 | 172 | - | 54% | 3 | $4,293 | 14 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo San Angelo, TX | $13,250 | 67 | - | 77% | 4 | $4,140 | 9 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $16,800 | 412 | - | 50% | 7 | $3,784 | 20 to 1 |
| International Beauty College Garland, TX | $9,825 | 67 | - | 82% | 5 | $4,032 | 25 to 1 |
| CET-El Paso El Paso, TX | $11,024 | 51 | - | 67% | 3 | $4,952 | 10 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin Lufkin, TX | $13,500 | 84 | - | 71% | 3 | $4,988 | 10 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Beaumont Beaumont, TX | $14,850 | 57 | - | 73% | 3 | $5,815 | 7 to 1 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano Plano, TX | $17,600 | 169 | - | 63% | 1 | $4,151 | 15 to 1 |
| Advanced Barber College and Hair Design Weslaco, TX | $7,830 | 165 | - | 49% | 3 | $4,436 | 20 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX | $14,761 | 222 | - | 40% | 5 | $3,278 | 15 to 1 |
| Quest College San Antonio, TX | $17,875 | 60 | - | 67% | 4 | $9,086 | 18 to 1 |
| National Beauty College Ennis, TX | - | 5 | - | 56% | - | - | 1 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo Amarillo, TX | $14,661 | 74 | - | 60% | 4 | $4,258 | 12 to 1 |
| Texas Barber College Houston, TX | $14,500 | 677 | - | 35% | 1 | $3,991 | 20 to 1 |
| Dallas Barber & Stylist College Dallas, TX | $11,150 | 134 | - | 87% | 3 | $5,071 | 11 to 1 |
| Jay's Technical Institute Houston, TX | $10,500 | 116 | - | 65% | 3 | $6,650 | 29 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $12,070 | 100 | - | 86% | 3 | $5,591 | 11 to 1 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies Weslaco, TX | $24,451 | 249 | - | 83% | 5 | $4,623 | 19 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Jasper Jasper, TX | $13,500 | 42 | - | 97% | 3 | $5,815 | 12 to 1 |
| Texas Health School Houston, TX | $26,695 | 139 | - | 83% | 6 | $6,158 | 19 to 1 |
| CCI Training Center-Arlington Arlington, TX | $13,980 | 217 | - | 79% | 6 | $4,235 | 12 to 1 |
| Champion Beauty College Houston, TX | $10,750 | 56 | - | 75% | 2 | $2,226 | 16 to 1 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute Silsbee, TX | $12,100 | 89 | - | 85% | 6 | $3,353 | 11 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military San Antonio, TX | $14,661 | 111 | - | 41% | 4 | $3,738 | 14 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $11,950 | 92 | - | 57% | 3 | $3,500 | 15 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan Bryan, TX | $15,000 | 28 | - | 86% | 1 | $2,690 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin Austin, TX | $13,000 | 140 | - | 64% | 3 | $4,071 | 12 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,300 | 272 | - | 67% | 3 | $5,486 | 18 to 1 |
| Hands on Therapy Mesquite, TX | $11,374 | 43 | - | 67% | 3 | $8,314 | 12 to 1 |
| PCCenter Farmers Branch, TX | $16,430 | 20 | - | - | 5 | $4,227 | 8 to 1 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $18,500 | 237 | - | 59% | 2 | $4,350 | 15 to 1 |
| South Texas Training Center San Benito, TX | $10,692 | 75 | - | 80% | 3 | $5,700 | 15 to 1 |
| Lamson Institute San Antonio, TX | $14,463 | 305 | - | 74% | 6 | $4,952 | 15 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | $19,510 | 491 | - | 61% | 4 | $4,021 | 22 to 1 |
| Platt College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $19,735 | 380 | - | 50% | 4 | $3,502 | 23 to 1 |
| Professional Career Training Institute Houston, TX | $15,300 | 88 | - | - | 6 | $4,084 | 25 to 1 |
| Cannon Institute of Higher Learning Dallas, TX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DuVall's School of Cosmetology Bedford, TX | $14,550 | 56 | - | 69% | 3 | $3,192 | 15 to 1 |
| Advanced Beauty College Irving, TX | $7,325 | 44 | - | 89% | 3 | $3,932 | 11 to 1 |
| Texas Beauty College Haltom city, TX | $7,500 | 70 | - | 78% | 4 | $3,947 | 50 to 1 |
| Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX | $12,074 | 297 | - | 81% | 3 | $4,528 | 13 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville Lewisville, TX | $15,225 | 109 | - | 80% | 2 | $4,173 | 10 to 1 |
| ABC Beauty Academy Richardson, TX | $4,230 | 33 | - | 71% | 3 | $2,924 | 10 to 1 |
| Salon & Spa Institute Brownsville, TX | $12,100 | 84 | - | 63% | 3 | $4,541 | 25 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | $16,800 | 362 | - | 38% | 7 | $4,138 | 28 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen, TX | $16,800 | 333 | - | 66% | 7 | $3,988 | 28 to 1 |
| Platt College-STVT-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $20,663 | 610 | - | 62% | 4 | $4,176 | 18 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso El Paso, TX | $14,661 | 276 | - | 41% | 4 | $3,599 | 15 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX | $14,700 | 215 | - | 62% | 3 | $3,594 | 21 to 1 |
| Diamonds Cosmetology College Sherman, TX | $8,000 | 57 | - | 32% | 2 | $4,638 | 11 to 1 |
| Buckner Barber School Dallas, TX | $15,175 | 20 | - | 75% | 3 | $5,672 | 20 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Victoria Victoria, TX | $15,500 | 18 | - | 91% | 1 | $4,391 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington Arlington, TX | $14,725 | 328 | - | 65% | 2 | $5,556 | 18 to 1 |
| UCAS Univeristy of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya La Joya, TX | $14,850 | 60 | - | 57% | 4 | $152 | 7 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Dallas Richardson, TX | $12,587 | 210 | - | - | 2 | $1,931 | 15 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg San Antonio, TX | $13,995 | 150 | - | 85% | 3 | $2,991 | 9 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology San Antonio, TX | $13,995 | 100 | - | 89% | 3 | $3,169 | 9 to 1 |
| Rio Grande Valley College Pharr, TX | $27,400 | 626 | - | 69% | 6 | $5,311 | 30 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy Amarillo, TX | $11,700 | 86 | - | 34% | 2 | $4,792 | 7 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton Denton, TX | $14,700 | 139 | - | 69% | 3 | $4,214 | 16 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,700 | 285 | - | 64% | 3 | $3,665 | 28 to 1 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas Dallas, TX | $16,700 | 85 | - | 61% | 4 | $2,062 | 11 to 1 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology Austin, TX | $11,800 | 217 | - | 89% | 3 | $5,995 | 6 to 1 |
| M T Training Center Grand Prairie, TX | $10,230 | 176 | 1 | 77% | 7 | $3,951 | 15 to 1 |
| Southern Texas Careers Academy McAllen, TX | $14,950 | 75 | - | 27% | 3 | $3,174 | 14 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Houston Houston, TX | $12,587 | 199 | - | - | 1 | $2,197 | 36 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $16,900 | 520 | - | 54% | 7 | $3,062 | 32 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana Texarkana, TX | $10,100 | 67 | - | 38% | 4 | $4,190 | 13 to 1 |
| The Healthcare Institute San Antonio, TX | $13,699 | 82 | - | 76% | 3 | $5,156 | 10 to 1 |
| Alamo City Barber College San Antonio, TX | $10,750 | 157 | - | 63% | 4 | $6,156 | 25 to 1 |
| Neecee's Barber College Abilene, TX | $13,900 | 59 | - | 50% | 3 | $4,965 | 25 to 1 |
| Bella Cosmetology College Greenville, TX | $15,000 | 89 | - | 42% | 1 | $4,039 | 19 to 1 |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, TX | $16,331 | 35 | - | 79% | 3 | $4,143 | 11 to 1 |
| Barber Institute of Texas Longview, TX | $23,025 | 6 | - | 90% | 5 | $5,920 | 15 to 1 |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy Killeen, TX | $6,500 | 38 | - | 40% | 4 | $5,500 | 20 to 1 |
| Preparing People Barber Styling College Dallas, TX | $15,175 | 26 | - | - | 1 | $11,093 | 15 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford Stafford, TX | $14,700 | 375 | - | 67% | 3 | $3,598 | 21 to 1 |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner Houston, TX | $10,100 | 114 | - | 77% | 4 | $5,502 | 24 to 1 |
| The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc Houston, TX | $25,500 | 11 | - | 100% | 1 | $5,087 | 11 to 1 |
| K & G 5 Star Barber College League City, TX | $25,225 | 20 | - | 88% | 1 | $5,815 | 4 to 1 |
| Salon Boutique Academy Addison, TX | $10,250 | 135 | - | 90% | 2 | $3,499 | 19 to 1 |
| The Recording Conservatory of Austin Austin, TX | $22,680 | 41 | - | 81% | 1 | $3,581 | 1 to 1 |
| Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School Laredo, TX | $8,311 | 66 | - | 38% | 3 | $5,423 | 16 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Arlington Arlington, TX | $10,821 | 162 | - | 80% | 1 | $2,032 | 36 to 1 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston Houston, TX | $19,977 | 1,418 | - | 59% | 2 | $4,957 | 30 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $11,700 | 58 | - | 55% | 2 | $4,028 | 17 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $13,250 | 71 | - | 78% | 4 | $4,597 | 9 to 1 |
| Natural Images Beauty College Clute, TX | $11,125 | 56 | - | 30% | 4 | $4,387 | 15 to 1 |
| Mission Beauty Institute Mission, TX | $10,534 | 19 | - | 85% | 4 | $3,124 | 4 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Webster Webster, TX | $16,489 | 152 | - | 75% | 2 | $4,435 | 15 to 1 |
| Ann Webb Skin Institute Austin, TX | $13,035 | 134 | - | 36% | 4 | $4,149 | 25 to 1 |
| Allgood Beauty Institute Frisco, TX | $12,950 | 8 | - | - | 2 | $5,836 | 8 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design Brenham, TX | $15,000 | 9 | - | - | 1 | $3,138 | 25 to 1 |
| Peloton College Arlington, TX | $14,425 | 70 | - | 45% | 2 | $4,142 | 23 to 1 |
| The Culinary School of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX | $17,575 | 32 | - | - | 1 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Platt College-Edge Tech Academy Arlington, TX | $5,000 | 24 | - | - | 1 | $2,994 | 4 to 1 |
| Mid Cities Barber College Grand Prairie, TX | $7,400 | 24 | - | 58% | 2 | $2,960 | 10 to 1 |
| GA Beauty & Barber School McAllen, TX | $9,100 | 84 | - | 53% | 4 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics Portland, TX | $13,025 | 11 | - | 100% | 5 | $3,652 | 3 to 1 |
| Mystros Barber Academy Houston, TX | $17,500 | 7 | - | - | 1 | $300 | 3 to 1 |
| Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,250 | 55 | - | 91% | 3 | $3,078 | 8 to 1 |
| Vogue International Academy Houston, TX | $12,971 | 4 | - | 100% | 1 | - | 25 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown Georgetown, TX | $15,125 | 37 | - | - | 2 | $3,563 | 13 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy Amarillo, TX | $11,700 | 34 | - | - | 2 | $3,131 | 7 to 1 |
| Houston School of Carpentry Houston, TX | $14,200 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| McAllen Careers Institute McAllen, TX | $15,050 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Montana Barber Institute El Paso, TX | $18,653 | - | - | 42% | 3 | - | - |
| Careers Institute of America Dallas, TX | $14,100 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Houston Barber School Houston, TX | $14,000 | - | - | 81% | 3 | - | - |
| Deluxe Barber College San Antonio, TX | $12,100 | - | - | 34% | 2 | - | - |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco Waco, TX | $16,900 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus Austin, TX | $12,074 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institution-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,190 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Texas Healthtech Institute Beaumont, TX | $7,450 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber College Texarkana, TX | $15,925 | - | - | 29% | 1 | - | - |
| Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy Irving, TX | $15,185 | - | - | 89% | 2 | - | - |
| Average | $14,044 | 22,752 | 1 | 66% | - | $4,332 | 16 to 1 |