Texas Trade Schools Comparison
In Texas, 155 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 2024 average tuition & fees of trade schools in Texas is $13,964. The amount is the average over all vocational programs and it may vary by area of study and program length.
- Total 19,413 students have enrolled in trade schools in Texas.
- The average students to faculty ratio of Texas trade schools is 15.89 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in Texas is $4,784.
- The average graduation rate is 64.5% in Texas trade schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
160 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 | 44 | - | 37% | 3 | $3,605 | 15 to 1 |
| Charles and Sues School of Hair Design Bryan, TX | $18,000 | 22 | - | 85% | 1 | $6,495 | 6 to 1 |
| BK Cosmo College of Cosmetology Kerrville, TX | $12,900 | 38 | - | 33% | 1 | $4,710 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas Carrollton, TX | $22,270 | 275 | - | 65% | 3 | $4,106 | 17 to 1 |
| Exposito School of Hair Design Amarillo, TX | $13,020 | 28 | - | 30% | 2 | $5,537 | 9 to 1 |
| Fort Worth Beauty School Benbrook, TX | $15,800 | 72 | - | 61% | 4 | $4,946 | 8 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 | $15,600 | 39 | - | 89% | 3 | $3,926 | 7 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology Irving, TX | $15,750 | 57 | - | 25% | 4 | $5,779 | 11 to 1 |
| Neilson Beauty College Dallas, TX | $11,400 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| Ocean Corporation Houston, TX | $24,000 | 176 | - | 83% | 2 | $5,991 | 30 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington Arlington, TX | $16,500 | 324 | - | 57% | 2 | $3,303 | 15 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth Fort Worth, TX | $16,500 | 446 | - | 57% | 2 | $3,513 | 20 to 1 |
| Seguin Beauty School-Seguin Seguin, TX | $15,500 | 50 | - | 87% | 1 | $5,747 | 13 to 1 |
| South Texas Barber College Inc Corpus Christi, TX | $8,300 | 18 | - | 95% | 2 | $3,195 | 20 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco Weslaco, TX | $20,663 | 409 | - | 71% | 6 | $5,672 | 26 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen McAllen, TX | $18,040 | 482 | - | 67% | 6 | $6,132 | 25 to 1 |
| Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,500 | 18 | - | 77% | 5 | $5,195 | 9 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen McAllen, TX | $13,441 | 124 | - | 72% | 4 | $4,356 | 9 to 1 |
| Victoria Beauty & Barber College Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 94 | - | 21% | 4 | $3,565 | 14 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX | $13,795 | 305 | - | 76% | 3 | $4,526 | 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 | $13,441 | 68 | - | 33% | 4 | $3,577 | 7 to 1 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Round Rock Round Rock, TX | $8,650 | 106 | - | 62% | 2 | $5,797 | 25 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst Hurst, TX | $16,500 | 227 | - | 59% | 2 | $3,375 | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston Houston, TX | $18,600 | 330 | - | 59% | 1 | $4,809 | 16 to 1 |
| Northwest Educational Center Houston, TX | $10,700 | 69 | - | 84% | 4 | $6,007 | 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 | 282 | - | 84% | 3 | $5,898 | 35 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences San Antonio, TX | $13,441 | 28 | - | - | 4 | $1,652 | 7 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute San Antonio, TX | $14,600 | 17 | - | 79% | 3 | $5,133 | 7 to 1 |
| Nuvani Institute Eagle Pass, TX | $14,600 | 71 | - | 88% | 4 | $6,825 | 9 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene Abilene, TX | $13,250 | 75 | - | 76% | 3 | $6,133 | 10 to 1 |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus Houston, TX | $11,100 | 268 | - | 79% | 3 | $5,967 | 24 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas Dallas, TX | $16,500 | 390 | - | 42% | 2 | $3,342 | 15 to 1 |
| Star College of Cosmetology 2 Tyler, TX | $10,860 | 63 | - | - | - | - | 13 to 1 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Temple Temple, TX | $8,650 | 134 | - | 62% | 2 | $5,687 | 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 | 146 | - | 77% | 3 | $4,365 | 17 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen Harlingen, TX | $13,441 | 60 | - | 51% | 4 | $3,406 | 15 to 1 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin Austin, TX | $13,900 | 105 | - | 51% | 3 | $2,605 | 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 | 14 | - | 25% | 1 | $4,939 | 4 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas Grand Prairie, TX | $15,750 | 103 | - | 27% | 3 | $4,314 | 15 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo San Angelo, TX | $13,250 | 85 | - | 71% | 3 | $6,110 | 10 to 1 |
| Graduate America College Garland, TX | $8,800 | 68 | - | 97% | 5 | $4,408 | 25 to 1 |
| CET-El Paso El Paso, TX | $11,476 | 72 | - | 53% | 2 | $5,751 | 12 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin Lufkin, TX | $12,700 | 82 | - | 84% | 3 | $6,896 | 10 to 1 |
| Pathway Vocational Academy Beaumont, TX | $16,650 | 49 | - | 17% | 3 | $3,401 | 10 to 1 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano Plano, TX | $16,573 | 113 | - | 76% | 1 | $3,778 | 15 to 1 |
| Advanced Barber College and Hair Design Weslaco, TX | $13,510 | 134 | - | 37% | 2 | $4,354 | 20 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX | $16,366 | 247 | - | 42% | 4 | $4,254 | 15 to 1 |
| National Beauty College Ennis, TX | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo Amarillo, TX | $16,366 | 154 | - | 60% | 6 | $5,900 | 10 to 1 |
| Texas Barber College Houston, TX | $14,720 | 444 | - | 20% | 1 | $4,690 | 40 to 1 |
| Dallas Barber & Stylist College Dallas, TX | $16,950 | 24 | - | 89% | 1 | $6,461 | 3 to 1 |
| Jay's Technical Institute Houston, TX | $10,500 | 52 | - | 13% | 2 | $5,311 | 14 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $13,600 | 29 | - | 48% | 1 | $4,276 | 12 to 1 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies Weslaco, TX | $24,451 | 229 | - | 59% | 5 | $6,892 | 12 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Jasper Jasper, TX | $12,700 | 56 | - | 97% | 2 | $5,742 | 12 to 1 |
| CCI Training Center-Arlington Arlington, TX | $12,425 | 187 | 32 | 86% | 5 | $6,912 | 10 to 1 |
| Champion Beauty College Houston, TX | $10,750 | 22 | - | 66% | 3 | $2,391 | 6 to 1 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute Silsbee, TX | $14,100 | 71 | - | 76% | 4 | $4,776 | 14 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military San Antonio, TX | $8,701 | 164 | - | 40% | 4 | $3,912 | 16 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | $13,600 | 84 | - | 67% | 1 | $4,245 | 21 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan Bryan, TX | $15,000 | 16 | - | 83% | 1 | $3,987 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin Austin, TX | $13,600 | 181 | - | 56% | 4 | $5,864 | 13 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $18,728 | 292 | - | 56% | 4 | $4,894 | 22 to 1 |
| Hands on Therapy Mesquite, TX | $11,374 | 50 | - | 42% | 3 | $3,613 | 8 to 1 |
| PCCenter Farmers Branch, TX | $16,430 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $19,500 | 225 | - | 72% | 2 | $5,454 | 20 to 1 |
| South Texas Training Center Pharr, TX | $12,400 | 160 | 10 | 95% | 3 | $6,500 | 20 to 1 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | $19,735 | 247 | - | 52% | 6 | $5,300 | 24 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $21,040 | 320 | - | 64% | 6 | $5,251 | 18 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 | 90 | - | 45% | 2 | $3,269 | 9 to 1 |
| Texas Beauty College Haltom city, TX | $8,217 | 68 | 68 | 78% | 3 | $5,852 | 45 to 1 |
| Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX | $13,012 | 270 | - | 80% | 4 | $4,356 | 16 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville Lewisville, TX | $16,225 | 120 | - | 72% | 2 | $4,542 | 11 to 1 |
| ABC Beauty Academy Richardson, TX | $8,217 | 64 | - | 87% | 3 | $4,634 | 12 to 1 |
| Salon & Spa Institute Brownsville, TX | $14,000 | 99 | - | 67% | 3 | $3,749 | 25 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $20,663 | 557 | - | 66% | 5 | $5,452 | 19 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso El Paso, TX | $14,092 | 293 | - | 53% | 4 | $4,258 | 13 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX | $16,500 | 298 | - | 59% | 2 | $3,492 | 13 to 1 |
| Diamonds College Sherman, TX | $14,300 | 55 | - | 58% | 2 | $5,095 | 14 to 1 |
| Buckner Barber School Dallas, TX | $15,175 | 30 | - | 70% | 3 | $5,073 | 17 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Victoria Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 15 | - | 80% | 1 | $4,028 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington Arlington, TX | $17,270 | 264 | - | 60% | 3 | $5,364 | 20 to 1 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya La Joya, TX | $13,441 | 55 | - | 57% | 4 | $2,642 | 9 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Dallas Richardson, TX | $12,587 | 210 | - | - | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg San Antonio, TX | $13,795 | 109 | - | 100% | 3 | $10,230 | 15 to 1 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology San Antonio, TX | $13,795 | 105 | - | 100% | 3 | $3,852 | 15 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy Amarillo, TX | $11,700 | 162 | - | 48% | 3 | $4,876 | 7 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton Denton, TX | $16,500 | 164 | - | 54% | 2 | $3,622 | 10 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $16,500 | 448 | - | 60% | 2 | $4,150 | 22 to 1 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology Austin, TX | $13,500 | 171 | - | 80% | 4 | $5,863 | 17 to 1 |
| M T Training Center Grand Prairie, TX | $12,253 | 199 | 2 | 76% | 8 | $6,776 | 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 | $12,600 | 64 | - | 42% | 4 | $4,925 | 13 to 1 |
| Alamo City Barber College San Antonio, TX | $10,775 | 145 | - | 15% | 2 | $5,191 | 25 to 1 |
| Neecee's Barber College Abilene, TX | $13,390 | 31 | - | 53% | 3 | $4,102 | 25 to 1 |
| Bella Cosmetology and Barber College Greenville, TX | $15,600 | 58 | - | 36% | 2 | $4,272 | 20 to 1 |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, TX | $14,356 | 70 | - | 73% | 5 | $3,878 | 12 to 1 |
| Barber Institute of Texas Longview, TX | $23,025 | 63 | - | 89% | 2 | $7,595 | 10 to 1 |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy Killeen, TX | $6,500 | 33 | - | 35% | 4 | $6,495 | 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 | 452 | - | 59% | 2 | $3,337 | 17 to 1 |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner Houston, TX | $11,100 | 193 | - | 87% | 3 | $6,089 | 24 to 1 |
| The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc Houston, TX | $28,500 | 35 | - | 20% | 1 | $6,572 | 9 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 | $11,250 | 156 | - | 84% | 3 | $3,113 | 19 to 1 |
| Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School Laredo, TX | $8,311 | 57 | - | 81% | 2 | $6,343 | 11 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Arlington Arlington, TX | $11,526 | 108 | - | 76% | 1 | $3,884 | 20 to 1 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston Houston, TX | $21,500 | 1,529 | - | 56% | 5 | $5,296 | 30 to 1 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $11,700 | 70 | - | 57% | 2 | $4,217 | 17 to 1 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | $13,250 | 106 | - | 77% | 3 | $6,122 | 10 to 1 |
| Natural Images Beauty College Clute, TX | $15,000 | 62 | - | 60% | 4 | $3,754 | 19 to 1 |
| Mission Beauty Institute Mission, TX | $6,250 | 47 | - | 73% | 4 | $2,877 | 14 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake Webster, TX | $13,100 | 136 | - | 67% | 1 | $4,300 | 12 to 1 |
| Ann Webb Skin Institute Austin, TX | $13,035 | 167 | - | 67% | 2 | $3,349 | 25 to 1 |
| Allgood Beauty Institute Frisco, TX | $10,950 | 21 | - | 14% | 2 | $4,195 | 21 to 1 |
| Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design Brenham, TX | $15,000 | 7 | - | 75% | 1 | $3,929 | 25 to 1 |
| Peloton College Arlington, TX | $15,595 | 95 | - | 72% | 4 | $4,123 | 24 to 1 |
| The Culinary School of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX | $21,879 | 68 | - | 91% | 1 | $4,120 | 17 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington Arlington, TX | $18,040 | 103 | - | 69% | 6 | $4,416 | 8 to 1 |
| Mid Cities Barber College Grand Prairie, TX | $8,450 | 32 | - | 35% | 1 | $4,502 | 14 to 1 |
| GA Beauty & Barber School McAllen, TX | $9,350 | 229 | - | 39% | 5 | $3,116 | 25 to 1 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics Portland, TX | $14,025 | 71 | - | 62% | 4 | $4,197 | 6 to 1 |
| Mystros Barber Academy Houston, TX | $15,000 | 26 | - | 75% | 1 | $2,271 | 25 to 1 |
| Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,750 | 86 | - | 80% | 2 | $3,735 | 10 to 1 |
| Vogue International Academy Houston, TX | $12,971 | 18 | - | 100% | 1 | $1,219 | 25 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown Georgetown, TX | $15,125 | 45 | - | 73% | 1 | $7,489 | 6 to 1 |
| Houston School of Carpentry Houston, TX | $14,200 | 94 | - | 91% | 3 | $6,605 | 25 to 1 |
| MCI McAllen, TX | $17,775 | 111 | - | 85% | 4 | $5,344 | 14 to 1 |
| Montana Barber Institute El Paso, TX | $18,653 | 21 | - | 81% | 2 | $4,061 | 10 to 1 |
| Houston Barber School Houston, TX | $14,000 | 221 | - | 85% | 2 | $3,000 | 25 to 1 |
| Deluxe Barber College San Antonio, TX | $12,100 | 95 | - | 66% | 2 | $2,959 | 10 to 1 |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus Austin, TX | $13,012 | 84 | - | 83% | 3 | $4,011 | 14 to 1 |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber College Texarkana, TX | $12,125 | 73 | - | 28% | 2 | $3,901 | 15 to 1 |
| Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy Irving, TX | $15,185 | 54 | - | 56% | 3 | $3,162 | 25 to 1 |
| Evvaylois Academy School of Beauty Brenham, TX | $11,800 | 14 | - | 100% | 2 | $4,631 | 6 to 1 |
| American Medical Institute Inc. Houston, TX | $6,000 | 49 | 49 | - | 3 | $3,660 | 2 to 1 |
| Austin Career Institute Austin, TX | $17,395 | 76 | - | 95% | 3 | $3,600 | 20 to 1 |
| Pearlands Innovative School of Beauty Pearland, TX | $13,000 | 21 | - | 100% | 2 | $7,746 | 25 to 1 |
| The Professional Cosmetology Academy Laredo, TX | $8,850 | 100 | - | 75% | 5 | $4,456 | 14 to 1 |
| Elite Welding Academy Houston, TX | $12,800 | 20 | - | 71% | 1 | $5,840 | 12 to 1 |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute Irving, TX | $1,680 | 61 | - | 93% | 5 | $8,962 | 10 to 1 |
| Institute of Allied Healthcare San Antonio, TX | $6,890 | 25 | - | - | 3 | $7,500 | 15 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook Houston, TX | $16,500 | 406 | - | - | 2 | $3,668 | 12 to 1 |
| Mei Barber School Brownsville, TX | $6,700 | 107 | - | - | 1 | $5,255 | 25 to 1 |
| Graham's Barber College DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 11 | - | 100% | 2 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Barber Education Academy Laredo, TX | $7,625 | 40 | - | - | 2 | $7,930 | 25 to 1 |
| Legends Barber College Lufkin, TX | $12,625 | 24 | - | - | 1 | $3,592 | 6 to 1 |
| Barbers Trade School Beaumont, TX | $12,350 | 11 | - | - | 2 | $4,827 | 6 to 1 |
| Top of the Line Barber School San Antonio, TX | $16,000 | 86 | - | - | 2 | $4,890 | 14 to 1 |
| Premier Barber School Houston, TX | $12,685 | 26 | - | 84% | 1 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Average | $13,964 | 19,413 | 161 | 64% | - | $4,784 | 16 to 1 |