Texas Trade Schools Comparison
In Texas, 152 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 2025 average tuition & fees of trade schools in Texas is $14,084. The amount is the average over all vocational programs and it may vary by area of study and program length.
- Total 21,276 students have enrolled in trade schools in Texas.
- The average students to faculty ratio of Texas trade schools is 16.41 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in Texas is $5,158.
- The average graduation rate is 73.1% in Texas trade schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
157 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 | $13,900 | 31 | - | 52% | 3 | $4,357 | 20 to 1 |
| Charles and Sues School of Hair Design Bryan, TX | $18,000 | 69 | - | 93% | 1 | $4,888 | 8 to 1 |
| BK Cosmo College of Cosmetology Kerrville, TX | $13,500 | 55 | - | 71% | 1 | $5,743 | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas Carrollton, TX | $14,025 | 328 | - | 68% | 2 | $5,180 | 20 to 1 |
| Fort Worth Beauty School Benbrook, TX | $15,800 | 41 | - | 63% | 3 | $4,404 | 10 to 1 |
| Laredo Beauty College Inc Laredo, TX | $7,500 | 122 | - | 60% | 2 | $3,887 | 20 to 1 |
| Lubbock Hair Academy Lubbock, TX | $9,775 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| William Edge Institute New Braunfels, TX | $13,500 | 73 | - | 98% | 4 | $5,001 | 15 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology Irving, TX | $15,750 | 44 | - | 67% | 4 | $6,198 | 8 to 1 |
| Neilson Beauty College Dallas, TX | $11,400 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| Ocean Corporation Houston, TX | $24,500 | 192 | - | 92% | 2 | $6,106 | 30 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington Arlington, TX | $16,500 | 374 | - | 72% | 2 | $4,204 | 21 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth Fort Worth, TX | $16,500 | 500 | - | 82% | 2 | $4,131 | 31 to 1 |
| Seguin Beauty School-Seguin Seguin, TX | $15,500 | 38 | - | 68% | 1 | $5,238 | 19 to 1 |
| South Texas Barber College Inc Corpus Christi, TX | $8,300 | 23 | - | 100% | 2 | $4,822 | 20 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco Weslaco, TX | $21,510 | 521 | - | 80% | 6 | $5,664 | 19 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen McAllen, TX | $18,790 | 546 | - | 78% | 6 | $5,828 | 26 to 1 |
| Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,500 | 21 | - | 61% | 5 | $4,397 | 9 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen McAllen, TX | $12,650 | 53 | - | 69% | 5 | $5,119 | 8 to 1 |
| Victoria Beauty & Barber College Victoria, TX | $17,500 | 73 | - | 27% | 3 | $6,640 | 14 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX | $15,250 | 344 | - | 63% | 3 | $5,231 | 16 to 1 |
| Sebring Career Schools-Huntsville Huntsville, TX | $14,830 | 15 | - | 28% | 1 | $7,095 | 8 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 San Antonio, TX | $12,650 | 39 | - | 100% | 5 | $3,799 | 4 to 1 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Round Rock Round Rock, TX | $8,675 | 122 | - | 74% | 2 | $3,108 | 15 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst Hurst, TX | $16,500 | 273 | - | 75% | 2 | $3,718 | 18 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston Houston, TX | $13,650 | 288 | - | 81% | 2 | $7,458 | 16 to 1 |
| Northwest Educational Center Houston, TX | $10,600 | 305 | - | 70% | 4 | $5,144 | 20 to 1 |
| Sebring Career Schools-Houston Houston, TX | $8,060 | 62 | - | 91% | 3 | $3,818 | 21 to 1 |
| PCI Health Training Center Dallas, TX | $15,222 | 256 | - | 86% | 3 | $6,136 | 26 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences San Antonio, TX | $12,650 | 24 | - | - | 5 | $4,072 | 5 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute San Antonio, TX | $14,600 | 12 | - | 88% | 3 | $4,620 | 7 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute Eagle Pass, TX | $14,600 | 77 | - | 92% | 4 | $5,400 | 9 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene Abilene, TX | $13,250 | 40 | - | 59% | 3 | $8,297 | 10 to 1 |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus Houston, TX | $11,350 | 198 | - | 75% | 3 | $5,924 | 24 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas Dallas, TX | $16,500 | 415 | - | 69% | 2 | $3,968 | 37 to 1 |
| Star College of Cosmetology 2 Tyler, TX | $10,860 | 63 | - | - | - | - | 13 to 1 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Temple Temple, TX | $8,675 | 32 | - | 58% | 2 | $3,161 | 15 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 | $15,000 | 126 | - | 88% | 3 | $4,964 | 15 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen Harlingen, TX | $12,650 | 87 | - | 64% | 5 | $5,373 | 12 to 1 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin Austin, TX | $13,900 | 78 | - | 70% | 3 | $4,555 | 20 to 1 |
| Faris Technical Institute Inc Nederland, TX | $11,050 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| Pipo Academy of Hair Design El Paso, TX | $7,025 | 8 | - | - | 1 | $6,820 | 4 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas Grand Prairie, TX | $15,750 | 220 | - | 50% | 3 | $4,941 | 15 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo San Angelon, TX | $13,250 | 72 | - | 67% | 3 | $9,110 | 12 to 1 |
| Graduate America College Garland, TX | $9,300 | 62 | - | 93% | 4 | $4,657 | 25 to 1 |
| CET-El Paso El Paso, TX | $11,476 | 67 | - | 64% | 2 | $6,049 | 13 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin Lufkin, TX | $12,700 | 74 | - | 70% | 2 | $6,427 | 10 to 1 |
| Pathway Vocational Academy Beaumont, TX | $16,650 | 18 | - | 40% | 3 | $8,534 | 6 to 1 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano Plano, TX | $16,573 | 113 | - | 72% | 1 | $4,295 | 15 to 1 |
| Advanced Barber College and Hair Design Weslaco, TX | $13,510 | 91 | - | 60% | 2 | $4,714 | 20 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX | $15,731 | 379 | - | 62% | 5 | $3,506 | 14 to 1 |
| National Beauty College Ennis, TX | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo Amarillo, TX | $14,931 | 271 | - | 64% | 6 | $3,217 | 23 to 1 |
| Career Schools of Texas Houston, TX | $14,720 | 518 | - | 26% | 1 | $3,234 | 37 to 1 |
| Dallas Barber & Stylist College Dallas, TX | $16,950 | 8 | - | 81% | 1 | $8,005 | 2 to 1 |
| Jay's Technical Institute Houston, TX | $13,500 | 79 | - | 38% | 2 | $4,752 | 10 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $13,600 | 30 | - | 48% | 1 | $4,822 | 11 to 1 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies Weslaco, TX | $24,451 | 84 | - | 80% | 5 | $3,621 | 11 to 1 |
| Academy Of Hair Design Jasper, TX | $12,700 | 52 | - | 94% | 2 | $9,928 | 12 to 1 |
| CCI Training Center-Arlington Arlington, TX | $10,645 | 305 | 290 | 74% | 8 | $6,258 | 12 to 1 |
| Champion Beauty College Houston, TX | $10,750 | 26 | - | 89% | 3 | $4,506 | 6 to 1 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute Silsbee, TX | $14,100 | 75 | - | 63% | 4 | $3,370 | 20 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military San Antonio, TX | $8,265 | 225 | - | 55% | 4 | $3,691 | 15 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $13,600 | 61 | - | 56% | 1 | $4,884 | 24 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan Bryan, TX | $15,000 | 13 | - | 85% | 1 | $4,131 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin Austin, TX | $13,600 | 171 | - | 71% | 3 | $5,599 | 13 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,835 | 361 | - | 76% | 4 | $4,791 | 16 to 1 |
| Hands on Therapy Mesquite, TX | $11,374 | 28 | - | 81% | 3 | $5,963 | 6 to 1 |
| PCCenter Farmers Branch, TX | $16,430 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $19,500 | 250 | - | 81% | 2 | $7,541 | 20 to 1 |
| South Texas Training Center Pharr, TX | $13,566 | 120 | - | 88% | 3 | $6,000 | 18 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | $19,735 | 423 | - | 78% | 7 | $5,270 | 14 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $18,790 | 533 | - | 68% | 6 | $5,912 | 15 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 | 65 | - | 57% | 2 | $4,344 | 8 to 1 |
| Texas Beauty College Haltom city, TX | $8,217 | 38 | - | 88% | 3 | $2,871 | 25 to 1 |
| Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX | $12,757 | 316 | - | 77% | 4 | $4,557 | 15 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville Lewisville, TX | $16,750 | 132 | - | 75% | 2 | $4,629 | 11 to 1 |
| ABC Beauty Academy Richardson, TX | $8,217 | 52 | - | 86% | 3 | $4,721 | 17 to 1 |
| Salon & Spa Institute Brownsville, TX | $12,125 | 71 | - | 100% | 3 | $3,598 | 25 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $21,228 | 762 | - | 69% | 5 | $5,320 | 25 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso El Paso, TX | $12,859 | 448 | - | 54% | 4 | $3,744 | 20 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX | $16,500 | 312 | - | 74% | 2 | $3,820 | 18 to 1 |
| Diamonds College Sherman, TX | $14,300 | 51 | - | 59% | 2 | $4,273 | 17 to 1 |
| Invictus Career College Dallas, TX | $15,185 | 38 | - | 89% | 7 | $6,165 | 19 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Victoria Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 18 | - | 86% | 1 | $3,712 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington Arlington, TX | $14,835 | 360 | - | 62% | 3 | $4,954 | 16 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya La Joya, TX | $12,650 | 51 | - | 100% | 5 | $5,143 | 5 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Dallas Richardson, TX | $12,587 | 210 | - | - | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg San Antonio, TX | $15,250 | 90 | - | 90% | 3 | $5,278 | 15 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology San Antonio, TX | $15,200 | 92 | - | 100% | 3 | $5,258 | 15 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy Amarillo, TX | $11,600 | 129 | - | 53% | 3 | $4,783 | 9 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton Denton, TX | $16,500 | 228 | - | 83% | 2 | $3,847 | 26 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $16,500 | 466 | - | 76% | 2 | $3,986 | 19 to 1 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology Austin, TX | $16,500 | 152 | - | 86% | 4 | $6,108 | 9 to 1 |
| M T Training Center Desoto, TX | $12,253 | 293 | 6 | 83% | 8 | $5,799 | 15 to 1 |
| Southern Texas Careers Academy Mission, TX | $14,950 | 48 | - | 27% | 3 | $5,310 | 25 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Houston Houston, TX | $12,587 | 199 | - | - | - | - | 36 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana Texarkana, TX | $12,500 | 28 | - | 56% | 4 | $5,519 | 18 to 1 |
| Alamo City Barber College San Antonio, TX | $10,775 | 114 | - | 57% | 2 | $5,543 | 25 to 1 |
| Neecee's Barber College Abilene, TX | $13,390 | 32 | - | 35% | 3 | $5,386 | 25 to 1 |
| Bella Cosmetology and Barber College Greenville, TX | $15,600 | 57 | - | 40% | 2 | $6,368 | 15 to 1 |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, TX | $14,422 | 112 | - | 73% | 6 | $4,669 | 8 to 1 |
| Barber Institute of Texas Longview, TX | $23,025 | 16 | - | - | 2 | $7,425 | 8 to 1 |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy Killeen, TX | $6,700 | 29 | - | 56% | 4 | $4,284 | 25 to 1 |
| Preparing People Barber Styling College Dallas, TX | $15,175 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford Stafford, TX | $16,500 | 550 | - | 81% | 2 | $4,012 | 21 to 1 |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner Houston, TX | $11,350 | 138 | - | 78% | 3 | $5,888 | 24 to 1 |
| Graduate America Houston, TX | $28,500 | 3 | - | - | 1 | $2,711 | 10 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 | $11,850 | 200 | - | 77% | 3 | $4,601 | 23 to 1 |
| Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School Laredo, TX | $8,311 | 54 | - | 86% | 2 | $5,142 | 14 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Arlington Arlington, TX | $12,359 | 155 | - | 82% | 1 | $4,481 | 20 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $11,600 | 96 | - | 62% | 2 | $5,610 | 10 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $13,250 | 54 | - | 80% | 3 | $7,985 | 10 to 1 |
| Natural Images Beauty College Clute, TX | $16,000 | 75 | - | 55% | 3 | $5,626 | 10 to 1 |
| Mission Beauty Institute Mission, TX | $6,250 | 11 | - | 37% | 4 | $6,307 | 14 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake Webster, TX | $13,100 | 133 | - | 86% | 2 | $4,594 | 10 to 1 |
| Ann Webb Skin Institute Austin, TX | $15,960 | 121 | - | 87% | 2 | $4,314 | 25 to 1 |
| Allgood Beauty Institute Frisco, TX | $10,950 | 30 | - | 62% | 2 | $9,665 | 30 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design Brenham, TX | $15,000 | 8 | - | 100% | 1 | $5,535 | 25 to 1 |
| Maestro College Arlington, TX | $17,000 | 72 | 32 | 81% | 3 | $4,389 | 18 to 1 |
| The Culinary School of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX | $21,879 | 92 | - | 85% | 1 | $8,561 | 23 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington Arlington, TX | $19,040 | 268 | - | 84% | 6 | $5,284 | 16 to 1 |
| Mid Cities Barber College Grand Prairie, TX | $8,450 | 22 | - | 68% | 1 | $4,416 | 17 to 1 |
| GA Beauty & Barber School McAllen, TX | $9,250 | 171 | - | 59% | 5 | $4,666 | 25 to 1 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics Corpus Christi, TX | $14,025 | 65 | - | 90% | 7 | $3,831 | 9 to 1 |
| Mystros Barber Academy Houston, TX | $15,000 | 50 | - | 100% | 1 | $7,296 | 25 to 1 |
| Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $17,525 | 94 | - | 83% | 2 | $5,062 | 10 to 1 |
| Vogue International Academy Houston, TX | $12,971 | 8 | - | 100% | 1 | $822 | 25 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown Georgetown, TX | $17,125 | 79 | - | 63% | 1 | $6,672 | 9 to 1 |
| Houston School of Carpentry Houston, TX | $14,200 | 94 | - | 91% | 3 | $6,605 | 25 to 1 |
| McAllen Careers Institute McAllen, TX | $17,775 | 129 | - | 84% | 4 | $4,956 | 20 to 1 |
| Montana Barber Institute El Paso, TX | $18,653 | 16 | - | 77% | 2 | $3,305 | 9 to 1 |
| Houston Barber School Houston, TX | $14,000 | 264 | - | 93% | 2 | $5,107 | 25 to 1 |
| Deluxe Barber College San Antonio, TX | $12,100 | 94 | - | 63% | 2 | $3,883 | 10 to 1 |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus Austin, TX | $12,757 | 139 | - | 88% | 3 | $4,272 | 14 to 1 |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber College Texarkana, TX | $12,500 | 170 | - | 59% | 2 | $5,037 | 14 to 1 |
| Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy Irving, TX | $15,185 | 42 | - | 48% | 2 | $4,666 | 25 to 1 |
| Evvaylois Academy School of Beauty Brenham, TX | $11,800 | 14 | - | - | 2 | $6,603 | 4 to 1 |
| American Medical Institute Inc. Houston, TX | $6,000 | 49 | 49 | - | 3 | $3,660 | 2 to 1 |
| Austin Career Institute, LLC Austin, TX | $18,495 | 102 | - | 86% | 3 | $5,426 | 15 to 1 |
| Pearlands Innovative School of Beauty Pearland, TX | $15,000 | 69 | - | 100% | 2 | $7,396 | 25 to 1 |
| The Professional Cosmetology Academy Laredo, TX | $8,850 | 146 | - | 77% | 5 | $4,177 | 13 to 1 |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute Irving, TX | $1,680 | 114 | - | 96% | 8 | $5,921 | 10 to 1 |
| Institute of Allied Healthcare San Antonio, TX | $10,500 | 60 | - | - | 3 | $2,088 | 15 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook Houston, TX | $16,500 | 481 | - | 70% | 2 | $4,127 | 17 to 1 |
| Mei Barber School Brownsville, TX | $11,075 | 91 | - | 76% | 1 | $7,480 | 25 to 1 |
| Graham's Barber College DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 8 | - | 100% | 2 | $4,248 | 25 to 1 |
| Barber Education Academy Laredo, TX | $9,125 | 37 | - | 73% | 2 | $4,714 | 25 to 1 |
| Legends Barber College Lufkin, TX | $12,625 | 26 | - | 50% | 1 | $5,323 | 5 to 1 |
| Barbers Trade School Beaumont, TX | $14,000 | 9 | - | 100% | 2 | $4,625 | 9 to 1 |
| Top of the Line Barber School San Antonio, TX | $16,000 | 86 | - | - | 2 | $6,205 | 12 to 1 |
| Premier Barber School Houston, TX | $12,685 | 45 | - | 79% | 1 | $3,483 | 25 to 1 |
| Average | $14,084 | 21,276 | 328 | 73% | - | $5,158 | 16 to 1 |