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 25,984 students have enrolled in trade schools in Texas.
- The average students to faculty ratio of Texas trade schools is 16.88 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in Texas is $4,636.
- The average graduation rate is 66.75% 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 | 45 | - | 77% | 4 | $3,326 | 15 to 1 |
| Charles and Sues School of Hair Design Bryan, TX | $16,000 | 18 | - | 93% | 2 | $6,595 | 4 to 1 |
| BK Cosmo College of Cosmetology Kerrville, TX | $12,675 | 29 | - | 50% | 2 | $4,720 | 25 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Career Center LLC Carrollton, TX | $14,930 | 314 | - | 72% | 3 | $3,852 | 18 to 1 |
| Exposito School of Hair Design Amarillo, TX | $13,020 | 39 | - | 41% | 4 | $5,281 | 11 to 1 |
| Fort Worth Beauty School Benbrook, TX | $13,700 | 76 | - | 58% | 4 | $4,638 | 8 to 1 |
| Laredo Beauty College Inc Laredo, TX | $6,600 | 95 | - | 61% | 3 | $4,558 | 16 to 1 |
| Lubbock Hair Academy Lubbock, TX | $9,775 | 45 | - | 80% | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| William Edge Institute New Braunfels, TX | $15,500 | 43 | - | 91% | 3 | $3,762 | 11 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Irving Irving, TX | $15,225 | 104 | - | 54% | 4 | $5,099 | 13 to 1 |
| Neilson Beauty College Dallas, TX | $11,400 | 31 | - | 100% | 2 | $6,556 | 11 to 1 |
| Ocean Corporation Houston, TX | $22,800 | 157 | - | 76% | 2 | $6,276 | 20 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington Arlington, TX | $14,700 | 260 | - | 63% | 3 | $3,629 | 23 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth Fort Worth, TX | $14,700 | 290 | - | 63% | 3 | $3,529 | 24 to 1 |
| Seguin Beauty School-Seguin Seguin, TX | $15,550 | 31 | - | 95% | 1 | $4,785 | 16 to 1 |
| South Texas Barber College Inc Corpus Christi, TX | $8,300 | 4 | - | 76% | 5 | $5,556 | 15 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco Weslaco, TX | $20,790 | 282 | - | 71% | 4 | $5,831 | 21 to 1 |
| Platt College-STVT-McAllen McAllen, TX | $19,735 | 300 | - | 65% | 5 | $5,305 | 24 to 1 |
| Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,500 | 25 | - | 81% | 5 | $5,964 | 9 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosemtology Arts & Sciences-McAllen McAllen, TX | $14,850 | 155 | - | 62% | 4 | $2,522 | 15 to 1 |
| Victoria Beauty College Inc Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 110 | - | 27% | 3 | $2,364 | 4 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX | $14,795 | 218 | - | 76% | 3 | $4,560 | 18 to 1 |
| Sebring Career Schools-Huntsville Huntsville, TX | $14,830 | 26 | - | 36% | 2 | $6,340 | 13 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 San Antonio, TX | $14,850 | 60 | - | 33% | 4 | $4,012 | 10 to 1 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Round Rock Round Rock, TX | $9,700 | 156 | - | 61% | - | $3,821 | 21 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst Hurst, TX | $14,700 | 152 | - | 69% | 3 | $3,739 | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston Houston, TX | $12,990 | 359 | - | 68% | 2 | $5,840 | 15 to 1 |
| Seguin Beauty School-New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX | $15,550 | 25 | - | 56% | 1 | $4,604 | 13 to 1 |
| Northwest Educational Center Houston, TX | $10,200 | 73 | - | 75% | 3 | $5,050 | 20 to 1 |
| Sebring Career Schools-Houston Houston, TX | $8,060 | 78 | - | 96% | 4 | $4,196 | 39 to 1 |
| PCI Health Training Center Dallas, TX | $14,934 | 378 | - | 81% | 4 | $5,529 | 28 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences San Antonio, TX | $14,850 | 25 | - | 67% | 4 | $2,308 | 7 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute San Antonio, TX | $14,600 | 23 | - | 87% | 3 | $5,738 | 8 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute Eagle Pass, TX | $14,600 | 85 | - | 84% | 4 | $6,143 | 9 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene Abilene, TX | $13,250 | 72 | - | 76% | 4 | $4,782 | 8 to 1 |
| Astrodome Career Centers Houston, TX | $12,000 | 177 | - | 84% | 2 | $2,942 | 25 to 1 |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus Houston, TX | $10,100 | 110 | - | 70% | 3 | $5,997 | 24 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas Dallas, TX | $14,700 | 336 | - | 51% | 3 | $3,597 | 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 | - | 74% | 3 | $2,938 | 20 to 1 |
| Houston Training School-Gulfgate Houston, TX | $12,850 | 144 | - | 73% | 3 | $5,714 | 24 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology Amarillo, TX | $18,084 | 79 | - | 24% | 1 | $3,254 | 8 to 1 |
| Tri-State Cosmetology Institute El Paso, TX | $13,300 | 138 | - | 67% | 4 | $4,415 | 15 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $16,800 | 675 | - | 56% | 5 | $3,882 | 26 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen Harlingen, TX | $14,850 | 78 | - | 53% | 6 | $5,502 | 17 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Pharr Pharr, TX | $16,800 | 698 | - | 59% | 8 | $3,836 | 24 to 1 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin Austin, TX | $13,900 | 83 | - | 53% | 4 | $3,428 | 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 | 25 | - | 100% | 2 | $6,271 | 1 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas Grand Prairie, TX | $15,225 | 219 | - | 62% | 3 | $4,222 | 21 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo San Angelo, TX | $13,250 | 79 | - | 74% | 4 | $4,432 | 10 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $16,800 | 684 | - | 49% | 7 | $3,801 | 24 to 1 |
| International Beauty College Garland, TX | $9,825 | 61 | - | 100% | 5 | $4,094 | 25 to 1 |
| CET-El Paso El Paso, TX | $11,024 | 77 | - | 60% | 3 | $5,029 | 13 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin Lufkin, TX | $13,500 | 83 | - | 71% | 3 | $4,983 | 10 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Beaumont Beaumont, TX | $14,850 | 28 | - | 30% | 3 | $4,456 | 6 to 1 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano Plano, TX | $17,600 | 147 | - | 75% | 1 | $4,162 | 15 to 1 |
| Advanced Barber College and Hair Design Weslaco, TX | $7,830 | 182 | - | 28% | 3 | $4,701 | 20 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX | $14,761 | 222 | - | 36% | 5 | $3,894 | 25 to 1 |
| Quest College San Antonio, TX | $17,875 | 359 | - | 92% | 4 | $8,134 | 20 to 1 |
| National Beauty College Ennis, TX | - | 5 | - | 56% | - | - | 1 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo Amarillo, TX | $14,661 | 114 | - | 49% | 4 | $4,233 | 16 to 1 |
| Texas Barber College Houston, TX | $14,500 | 571 | - | 25% | 1 | $6,018 | 35 to 1 |
| Dallas Barber & Stylist College Dallas, TX | $11,150 | 101 | - | 84% | 3 | $6,384 | 11 to 1 |
| Jay's Technical Institute Houston, TX | $10,500 | 105 | - | 70% | 3 | $4,075 | 26 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $12,070 | 40 | - | 86% | 3 | $3,434 | 11 to 1 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies Weslaco, TX | $24,451 | 79 | - | 84% | 5 | $6,180 | 10 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Jasper Jasper, TX | $13,500 | 46 | - | 97% | 3 | $5,815 | 12 to 1 |
| Texas Health School Houston, TX | $26,695 | 124 | - | 76% | 6 | $5,555 | 18 to 1 |
| CCI Training Center-Arlington Arlington, TX | $13,980 | 200 | - | 67% | 6 | $4,545 | 12 to 1 |
| Champion Beauty College Houston, TX | $10,750 | 50 | - | 69% | 2 | $2,151 | 12 to 1 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute Silsbee, TX | $12,100 | 101 | - | 93% | 6 | $4,909 | 21 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military San Antonio, TX | $14,661 | 132 | - | 36% | 4 | $4,824 | 17 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $11,950 | 74 | - | 79% | 3 | $3,397 | 15 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan Bryan, TX | $15,000 | 23 | - | 87% | 1 | $4,248 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin Austin, TX | $13,000 | 182 | - | 65% | 3 | $4,314 | 12 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,300 | 314 | - | 57% | 3 | $4,129 | 18 to 1 |
| Hands on Therapy Mesquite, TX | $11,374 | 15 | - | 63% | 3 | $3,902 | 7 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 | 362 | - | 74% | 2 | $5,350 | 15 to 1 |
| South Texas Training Center San Benito, TX | $10,692 | 188 | - | 92% | 3 | $7,028 | 20 to 1 |
| Lamson Institute San Antonio, TX | $14,463 | 425 | - | 71% | 6 | $4,715 | 24 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | $19,510 | 209 | - | 66% | 4 | $5,362 | 16 to 1 |
| Platt College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $19,735 | 307 | - | 53% | 4 | $4,778 | 13 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 | 108 | - | 64% | 3 | $6,757 | 15 to 1 |
| Advanced Beauty College Irving, TX | $7,325 | 15 | - | 92% | 3 | $4,292 | 4 to 1 |
| Texas Beauty College Haltom city, TX | $7,500 | 43 | 43 | 78% | 4 | $3,843 | 40 to 1 |
| Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX | $12,074 | 327 | - | 72% | 3 | $4,654 | 16 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville Lewisville, TX | $15,225 | 166 | - | 80% | 2 | $4,869 | 18 to 1 |
| ABC Beauty Academy Richardson, TX | $4,230 | 28 | - | 93% | 3 | $4,772 | 12 to 1 |
| Salon & Spa Institute Brownsville, TX | $12,100 | 68 | - | 30% | 3 | $3,532 | 25 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | $16,800 | 651 | - | 59% | 7 | $4,181 | 28 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen, TX | $16,800 | 581 | - | 66% | 7 | $4,058 | 25 to 1 |
| Platt College-STVT-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $20,663 | 523 | - | 62% | 4 | $4,976 | 11 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso El Paso, TX | $14,661 | 342 | - | 36% | 4 | $4,176 | 24 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX | $14,700 | 250 | - | 65% | 3 | $3,529 | 18 to 1 |
| Diamonds Cosmetology College Sherman, TX | $8,000 | 55 | - | 38% | 2 | $4,300 | 18 to 1 |
| Buckner Barber School Dallas, TX | $15,175 | 46 | - | 58% | 3 | $4,688 | 23 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Victoria Victoria, TX | $15,500 | 23 | - | 78% | 1 | $3,645 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington Arlington, TX | $14,725 | 346 | - | 70% | 2 | $3,822 | 18 to 1 |
| UCAS Univeristy of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya La Joya, TX | $14,850 | 41 | - | 57% | 4 | $1,200 | 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 | 146 | - | 68% | 3 | $4,070 | 13 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology San Antonio, TX | $13,995 | 143 | - | 80% | 3 | $4,376 | 14 to 1 |
| Rio Grande Valley College Pharr, TX | $27,400 | 614 | - | 78% | 6 | $10,756 | 30 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy Amarillo, TX | $11,700 | 79 | - | 37% | 2 | $4,915 | 7 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton Denton, TX | $14,700 | 115 | - | 70% | 3 | $3,688 | 18 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,700 | 313 | - | 70% | 3 | $3,559 | 21 to 1 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas Dallas, TX | $16,700 | 465 | - | 67% | 4 | $4,327 | 23 to 1 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology Austin, TX | $11,800 | 174 | - | 88% | 3 | $5,390 | 11 to 1 |
| M T Training Center Grand Prairie, TX | $10,230 | 136 | - | 79% | 7 | $8,172 | 15 to 1 |
| Southern Texas Careers Academy McAllen, TX | $14,950 | 58 | - | 78% | 3 | $3,110 | 25 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 | 901 | - | 64% | 7 | $3,663 | 26 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana Texarkana, TX | $10,100 | 49 | - | 38% | 4 | $5,085 | 11 to 1 |
| The Healthcare Institute San Antonio, TX | $13,699 | 82 | - | 64% | 3 | $5,063 | 10 to 1 |
| Alamo City Barber College San Antonio, TX | $10,750 | 143 | - | 57% | 4 | $4,917 | 25 to 1 |
| Neecee's Barber College Abilene, TX | $13,900 | 44 | - | 45% | 3 | $5,201 | 25 to 1 |
| Bella Cosmetology College Greenville, TX | $15,000 | 48 | - | 48% | 1 | $2,402 | 20 to 1 |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, TX | $16,331 | 26 | - | 74% | 3 | $3,718 | 7 to 1 |
| Barber Institute of Texas Longview, TX | $23,025 | 13 | - | 75% | 5 | $4,913 | 15 to 1 |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy Killeen, TX | $6,500 | 29 | - | 64% | 4 | $4,332 | 25 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 | 480 | - | 67% | 3 | $3,433 | 42 to 1 |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner Houston, TX | $10,100 | 143 | - | 83% | 4 | $5,384 | 24 to 1 |
| The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc Houston, TX | $25,500 | 27 | - | 9% | 1 | $4,128 | 11 to 1 |
| K & G 5 Star Barber College League City, TX | $25,225 | 14 | - | 81% | 1 | $10,000 | 5 to 1 |
| Salon Boutique Academy Addison, TX | $10,250 | 186 | - | 74% | 2 | $3,508 | 18 to 1 |
| The Recording Conservatory of Austin Austin, TX | $22,680 | 41 | 8 | 12% | 1 | $3,695 | 1 to 1 |
| Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School Laredo, TX | $8,311 | 55 | - | 50% | 3 | $5,291 | 14 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Arlington Arlington, TX | $10,821 | 104 | - | 78% | 1 | $3,166 | 15 to 1 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston Houston, TX | $19,977 | 1,628 | - | 53% | 2 | $5,157 | 30 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $11,700 | 74 | - | 54% | 2 | $4,518 | 17 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $13,250 | 97 | - | 74% | 4 | $4,778 | 10 to 1 |
| Natural Images Beauty College Clute, TX | $11,125 | 43 | - | 41% | 4 | $4,448 | 18 to 1 |
| Mission Beauty Institute Mission, TX | $10,534 | 12 | - | 81% | 4 | $3,791 | 6 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Webster Webster, TX | $16,489 | 200 | - | 58% | 2 | $5,525 | 15 to 1 |
| Ann Webb Skin Institute Austin, TX | $13,035 | 146 | - | 59% | 4 | $3,717 | 25 to 1 |
| Allgood Beauty Institute Frisco, TX | $12,950 | 16 | - | - | 2 | $3,698 | 16 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design Brenham, TX | $15,000 | 4 | - | 79% | 1 | $3,942 | 25 to 1 |
| Peloton College Arlington, TX | $14,425 | 160 | - | 59% | 2 | $5,891 | 23 to 1 |
| The Culinary School of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX | $17,575 | 72 | - | - | 1 | $4,144 | 14 to 1 |
| Platt College-Edge Tech Academy Arlington, TX | $5,000 | 67 | - | 62% | 1 | $3,707 | 9 to 1 |
| Mid Cities Barber College Grand Prairie, TX | $7,400 | 33 | - | 62% | 2 | $4,561 | 15 to 1 |
| GA Beauty & Barber School McAllen, TX | $9,100 | 178 | - | 53% | 4 | $3,499 | 25 to 1 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics Portland, TX | $13,025 | 54 | - | 100% | 5 | $4,835 | 9 to 1 |
| Mystros Barber Academy Houston, TX | $17,500 | 33 | - | - | 1 | $4,889 | 25 to 1 |
| Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,250 | 92 | - | 83% | 3 | $4,003 | 13 to 1 |
| Vogue International Academy Houston, TX | $12,971 | 17 | - | 100% | 1 | $794 | 25 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown Georgetown, TX | $15,125 | 31 | - | 85% | 2 | $4,420 | 13 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy Amarillo, TX | $11,700 | 71 | - | - | 2 | $4,655 | 7 to 1 |
| Houston School of Carpentry Houston, TX | $14,200 | 132 | - | - | 3 | $5,800 | 25 to 1 |
| McAllen Careers Institute McAllen, TX | $15,050 | 110 | - | - | 2 | $4,393 | 15 to 1 |
| Montana Barber Institute El Paso, TX | $18,653 | 35 | - | 58% | 3 | $6,952 | 12 to 1 |
| Careers Institute of America Dallas, TX | $14,100 | 8 | - | 84% | 2 | $6,211 | 3 to 1 |
| Houston Barber School Houston, TX | $14,000 | 171 | - | 64% | 3 | $4,201 | 25 to 1 |
| Deluxe Barber College San Antonio, TX | $12,100 | 72 | - | 80% | 2 | $5,872 | 12 to 1 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco Waco, TX | $16,900 | 347 | - | - | 3 | $4,209 | 26 to 1 |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus Austin, TX | $12,074 | 109 | - | - | 3 | $3,573 | 14 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institution-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,190 | 205 | - | - | 6 | $5,048 | 10 to 1 |
| Texas Healthtech Institute Beaumont, TX | $7,450 | 58 | - | - | 3 | $4,411 | 10 to 1 |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber College Texarkana, TX | $15,925 | 47 | - | 89% | 1 | $5,769 | 10 to 1 |
| Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy Irving, TX | $15,185 | 38 | - | 77% | 2 | $6,146 | 25 to 1 |
| Average | $14,044 | 25,984 | 51 | 67% | - | $4,636 | 17 to 1 |