Best 50 Cosmetology Schools in Texas (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in Texas, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in Texas
#1 - Academy of Hair Design-Jasper
#2 - Sebring Career Schools-Houston
#3 - Charles and Sues School of Hair Design
#4 - International Beauty College
#5 - Advanced Beauty College
Top Cosmetology Schools in Texas (Full List)
#1
Academy of Hair Design-Jasper
Jasper, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
96.2%
#2
Sebring Career Schools-Houston
Houston, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
94.3%
#3
Charles and Sues School of Hair Design
Bryan, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
93%
#4
International Beauty College
Garland, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
92.4%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
90.9%
#6
Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan
Bryan, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.7%
#7
Southeast Texas Career Institute
Silsbee, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.2%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
86.6%
#9
Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
86.2%
#10
Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Victoria
Victoria, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
85.7%
#11
Seguin Beauty School-Seguin
Seguin, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
85.4%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
82.2%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81%
#14
Houston Training Schools-Gessner
Houston, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81%
#15
Barber Institute of Texas
Longview, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
80.5%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
80.2%
#17
Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics
Portland, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
80%
#18
The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville
Lewisville, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
78.8%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
77.4%
#20
Vogue College of Cosmetology
San Antonio, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
76.7%
#21
South Texas Barber College Inc
Corpus Christi, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
76%
#22
Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo
San Angelo, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.5%
#23
Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene
Abilene, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.4%
#24
Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
75.2%
#25
Houston Training School-Main Campus
Houston, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.4%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.1%
#27
Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology
San Marcos, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72.7%
#28
Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin
Lufkin, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
72%
#29
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Plano
Plano, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.8%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
70.6%
#31
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton
Denton, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.9%
#32
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst
Hurst, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.1%
#33
Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin
Austin, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.8%
#34
Jay's Technical Institute
Houston, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.5%
#35
Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen
McAllen, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.2%
#36
Cosmetology Career Center LLC
Carrollton, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
68.1%
#37
Central Texas Beauty College-Temple
Temple, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
67.1%
#38
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences
San Antonio, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
67%
#39
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.7%
#40
DuVall's School of Cosmetology
Bedford, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.7%
#41
Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake
Webster, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.3%
#42
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford
Stafford, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.2%
#43
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington
Arlington, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66.1%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
66%
#45
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65.4%
#46
Paul Mitchell the School-Houston
Houston, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65.4%
#47
Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy
Irving, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
65.2%
#48
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
64.7%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
64.5%
#50
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas
Dallas, Texas
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
64.1%
How We Ranked Texas Cosmetology Programs
The cosmetology schools ranked are accredited or state-approved to provide cosmetology programming according to the licensing requirements in the state. We researched schools that qualified as Title IV institutions and had an average of at least 25 students enrolled in the most recent 3 academic years of available data (2018 - 2020). These schools are all within 50 miles of a major city center and had a weighted 3-year average graduation rate (2018, 2019, and 2020) greater than 50%. After filtering for those requirements, we sorted the remaining programs by the highest weighted average graduation rate to determine the top 50 cosmetology schools in Texas.
Graduation rate and student enrollment data are from the U.S. Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reports. Schools with key data points missing from IPEDS reports may be omitted from the ranking, as are schools with data that is unattributable to its beauty programs. Many excellent educational institutions—including community colleges—offering a wide variety of vocational programs may, as a result, not be represented on these rankings of top beauty schools.
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