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Barber schools in Texas
Texas has 56 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Texas, expect to start around $28,340–$29,460 and reach a median of $30,760 with experience; the top quarter earn $37,160 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $15,391 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,580 employed in Texas. National median: $38,210.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AbileneAmarilloArlingtonAustinBeaumontBrownsvilleCluteCollege StationCorpus ChristiDallasEl PasoFort WorthGrand PrairieGreenvilleHarlingenHoustonHurstIrvingKilgoreKilleenLaredoLongviewLufkinMcAllenMissionPasadenaSan AntonioSan MarcosShermanSilsbeeTexarkanaTexas CityVernonVictoriaWeslaco
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin | Austin | for-profit | 21 | $22,632 | $9,833 | 71% | $24,947 |
| Diamonds College | Sherman | for-profit | 21 | $20,175 | $16,500 | 59% | $24,461 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public | 3 | $19,268 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology | San Marcos | for-profit | 3 | $19,161 | $7,917 | 73% | $22,309 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington | Arlington | for-profit | 23 | $18,656 | $9,516 | 62% | $27,610 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 21 | $18,656 | $9,516 | 76% | $34,319 |
| Northwest Educational Center | Houston | for-profit | 51 | $18,159 | not reported | 70% | $16,823 |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Public | 8 | $17,929 | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Neecee's Barber College | Abilene | for-profit | 17 | $17,545 | $13,500 | 35% | $25,817 |
| Dallas Barber & Stylist College | Dallas | for-profit | 22 | $16,763 | not reported | 81% | $26,776 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 1 | $16,304 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana | Texarkana | for-profit | 12 | $16,127 | $10,667 | 56% | $19,478 |
| Natural Images Beauty College | Clute | for-profit | 8 | $15,510 | $13,500 | 55% | $28,166 |
| Mission Beauty Institute | Mission | for-profit | 5 | $15,391 | $5,797 | 37% | $9,729 |
| Alamo City Barber College | San Antonio | for-profit | 88 | $14,592 | $10,164 | 57% | $19,899 |
| Victoria Beauty & Barber College | Victoria | for-profit | 17 | $14,368 | $9,500 | 27% | $19,557 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Public | 9 | $13,918 | $8,250 | 39% | not reported |
| Advanced Barber College and Hair Design | Weslaco | for-profit | 93 | $13,463 | not reported | 60% | $44,517 |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Public | 1 | $12,723 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Texas Barber College | Houston | for-profit | 175 | $12,694 | $15,319 | 26% | $34,037 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy | Amarillo | for-profit | 44 | $11,577 | $9,833 | 53% | $32,528 |
| Barber Institute of Texas | Longview | for-profit | 38 | $11,190 | $16,261 | not reported | not reported |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute | Silsbee | for-profit | 4 | $10,799 | $5,500 | 63% | $21,799 |
| Trend Barber College | Houston | for-profit | 43 | $10,529 | $12,500 | 56% | $23,787 |
| Trend Barber College | Houston | for-profit | 15 | $10,529 | $12,500 | 48% | $24,447 |
| Houston Barber School | Houston | for-profit | 106 | not reported | not reported | 93% | $19,650 |
| Mei Barber School | Brownsville | for-profit | 73 | not reported | not reported | 76% | $11,008 |
| Deluxe Barber College | San Antonio | for-profit | 71 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $25,020 |
| Top of the Line Barber School | San Antonio | for-profit | 43 | not reported | not reported | 0.0% | $28,198 |
| GA Beauty & Barber School | McAllen | for-profit | 35 | not reported | $3,345 | 59% | $15,218 |
| Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy | Irving | for-profit | 31 | not reported | not reported | 48% | $24,371 |
| Premier Barber School | Houston | for-profit | 27 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $23,334 |
| Barbers Trade School | Beaumont | for-profit | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $18,300 |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber College | Texarkana | for-profit | 25 | not reported | not reported | 59% | $26,215 |
| Graham's Barber College | Dallas | for-profit | 21 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $27,543 |
| Barber Education Academy | Laredo | for-profit | 20 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $7,647 |
| Montana Barber Institute | El Paso | for-profit | 20 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Professional Cosmetology Academy | Laredo | for-profit | 17 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $20,848 |
| Mystros Barber Academy | Houston | non-profit | 16 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $23,254 |
| Legends Barber College | Lufkin | for-profit | 14 | not reported | not reported | 50% | $16,221 |
| Mid Cities Barber College | Grand Prairie | for-profit | 14 | not reported | not reported | 68% | $18,393 |
| Jay's Technical Institute | Houston | for-profit | 13 | not reported | not reported | 39% | $22,089 |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy | Killeen | for-profit | 11 | not reported | not reported | 56% | $16,644 |
| Buckner Barber School | Dallas | for-profit | 9 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $31,135 |
| South Texas Barber College Inc | Corpus Christi | for-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bella Cosmetology and Barber College | Greenville | for-profit | 5 | not reported | $13,926 | 40% | $27,157 |
| Brighton Barber Institute | Hurst | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Epic Barber College | Houston | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Greenspoint Barber College | Houston | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Instituto de Belleza y Arte Barbering | McAllen | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Jackson Barber College | Houston | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Modern Barber & Beauty Institute | College Station | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| NeeCee?s Barber College | Abilene | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New Image Beauty and Barber School | Harlingen | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Riverside Barber & Beauty Institute | Fort Worth | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| South Post Oak Barber College | Houston | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.