Arlington, Texas
Cosmetology Schools in Arlington, TX, Ranked (2026)
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Edited by Zoe MacDougall, BS in Psychology
Fifteen cosmetology schools in Arlington and the mid-cities around it report completion figures to the federal government, and that is what the list below ranks. Only two of the fifteen have an Arlington address: Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington, two miles out, and Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington, four. Eight more schools in reach were too small to rank.
The state roster tells the opposite story. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation lists 25 licensed schools at Arlington addresses, and 19 of them never appear in the federal file, which is ordinary for clock-hour schools. Two more Arlington records had already passed their expiration date. So the shortlist in town is far longer than this ranking.
Figures in this section: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; BLS OEWS, May 2025; College Scorecard, June 2026.
The 15 Cosmetology Schools in and Near Arlington, Ranked on Completion
23 cosmetology programs report to the US Department of Education from inside Arlington or within 30 miles of downtown. 15 of them had at least 40 students and a published completion figure, and they are ordered on the share of students who finish within half again the program's normal length. The other 8 had too few students to rank, so the list stops at 15.
Where a school's board record was matched, the card carries it. A school that appears here without one is not unlicensed; it means the board's file and the federal file did not agree on its name, and the Texas page links the board's own lookup.
| # | School | Miles | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABC Beauty Academy | 28 | 86% |
| 2 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth | 18 | 82% |
| 3 | Salon Boutique Academy | 22 | 77% |
| 4 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst | 8 | 75% |
| 5 | The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville | 20 | 75% |
| 6 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas | 25 | 74% |
| 7 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington | 2 | 72% |
| 8 | MediaTech Institute-Dallas | 18 | 70% |
| 9 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas | 22 | 69% |
| 10 | Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas | 22 | 68% |
| 11 | Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology | 10 | 67% |
| 12 | Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington | 4 | 62% |
| 13 | DuVall's School of Cosmetology | 9 | 57% |
| 14 | Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas | 6 | 50% |
| 15 | Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy | 10 | 48% |
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#1
ABC Beauty Academy
Richardson, TX · Cosmetology Private School
86%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2027-02
- $8,217 program cost
What the record shows
Based in Richardson, ABC Beauty Academy is on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation register. Richardson has 6 licensed schools, so there is a real choice locally. 86 percent of its students finish, out of 52 enrolled in the fall count. Tuition is reported at $8,217 for the full program. That puts it in the rare corner of this table: 16 points more of its students finish than the 70 percent median, and it charges 48 percent less than the $15,700 median to do it. It awarded 52 beauty credentials in the reporting year. From 52 enrolled, that is one of the higher-throughput floors on this page. The board files it under license 705288; that record, not this one, is what makes your hours count.
Where it leads
Half of cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington earn under $33,960, with the tenth percentile at $26,560 and the ninetieth at $60,150. Against the state as a whole, the metro runs roughly 11 percent higher on median pay. The upside is capped near 1.8 times the median and the floor is 22 percent under it, a market where the first year is tight rather than dangerous and the ceiling is earned slowly. Local concentration around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington sits near the national average.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#2
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth
Fort Worth, TX · Cosmetology Private School
82%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2026-09
- $15,700 program cost
What the record shows
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth operates in Arlington under license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Arlington has 25 licensed schools, so there is a real choice locally. 82 percent of its students finish, out of 500 enrolled in the fall count. Tuition is reported at $15,700 for the full program. Ogle School Hair Skin Nails campuses share a debt figure in the federal file, $7,917 in federal loans at the median over 886 borrowers, so read it as the chain's number rather than this floor's. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $84 a month. 12 points more of its students finish than the 70 percent median, priced exactly at the $15,700 median, so you pay the going rate for better than average odds of getting through. It awarded 354 beauty credentials in the reporting year. The board files it under license 705497; that record, not this one, is what makes your hours count.
Where it leads
Half of cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington earn under $33,960, with the tenth percentile at $26,560 and the ninetieth at $60,150. Against the state as a whole, the metro runs roughly 11 percent higher on median pay. A 2.3-to-one spread from bottom to top is ordinary for the trade, and here as everywhere the top belongs to a client book. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington employs the trade at close to the national rate, around 6,630 people.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#3
Salon Boutique Academy
Addison, TX · Cosmetology Private School
77%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2027-03
- $11,850 program cost
What the record shows
Salon Boutique Academy trains in Addison, licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. With 5 licensed schools in Addison, this one is competing for students rather than the only option. 77 percent of its students finish, out of 200 enrolled in the fall count. The published cost is $11,850 for the full program. 7 points more of its students finish than the 70 percent median, and it charges 25 percent less than the $15,700 median to do it, which is the right direction on both counts. It awarded 146 beauty credentials in the reporting year. The board files it under license 705183; that record, not this one, is what makes your hours count.
Where it leads
Pay for cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington runs from $26,560 at the tenth percentile to $60,150 at the ninetieth, with a median of $33,960. The metro median is about 11 percent above the Texas figure. The upside is capped near 1.8 times the median and the floor is 22 percent under it, a market where the first year is tight rather than dangerous and the ceiling is earned slowly. On concentration, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is unremarkable, tracking the national rate closely.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#4
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst
Hurst, TX · Cosmetology Private School
75%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2026-09
- $15,700 program cost
What the record shows
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst trains in Arlington, licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. With 25 licensed schools in Arlington, this one is competing for students rather than the only option. 75 percent of students see the course through, out of 273 enrolled. Tuition is reported at $15,700 for the full program. Borrowing is pooled across Ogle School Hair Skin Nails campuses in the federal file, 730 borrowers at a median of $7,917 in federal loans. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $84 a month. 5 points more of its students finish than the 70 percent median, priced exactly at the $15,700 median, so you pay the going rate for better than average odds of getting through. It awarded 163 beauty credentials in the reporting year. The board files it under license 705492; that record, not this one, is what makes your hours count.
Where it leads
For cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the range runs $26,560 to $60,150 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles, with a median of $33,960. Against the state as a whole, the metro runs roughly 11 percent higher on median pay. The ninetieth percentile at $60,150 is 1.8 times the median, so the upside is real but bounded, and the floor sits 22 percent under the median, so the first year is lean but not the cliff it is in some states. On concentration, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is unremarkable, tracking the national rate closely.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#5
The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville
Lewisville, TX · Cosmetology Private School
75%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2026-12
- $16,750 program cost
What the record shows
Based in Lewisville, The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville is on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation register. Lewisville has 5 licensed schools, so there is a real choice locally. The school graduates 75 percent, on a fall headcount of 132. Tuition is reported at $16,750 for the full program. 126 graduates borrowed, at a median of $7,917 in federal loans. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $84 a month. 5 points more of its students finish than the 70 percent median, priced within 7 percent of the $15,700 median, so you pay the going rate for better than average odds of getting through. 91 students completed a credential here in the reporting year. License 702774 is the board's entry for it, and that is the record to confirm is still current before a deposit.
Where it leads
Pay for cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington runs from $26,560 at the tenth percentile to $60,150 at the ninetieth, with a median of $33,960. The metro median is about 11 percent above the Texas figure. The upside is capped near 1.8 times the median and the floor is 22 percent under it, a market where the first year is tight rather than dangerous and the ceiling is earned slowly. The occupation is about as common around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington as it is nationally.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#6
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas
Dallas, TX · Cosmetology Private School
74%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2026-09
- $15,700 program cost
What the record shows
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas trains in Arlington, licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Arlington has 25 licensed schools, so there is a real choice locally. 74 percent of students see the course through, out of 312 enrolled. Tuition is reported at $15,700 for the full program. Ogle School Hair Skin Nails campuses share a debt figure in the federal file, $7,917 in federal loans at the median over 886 borrowers, so read it as the chain's number rather than this floor's. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $84 a month. On completion and price it is close to the median school on this page, 74 percent against 70 and $15,700, exactly the median, which is neither a warning nor a recommendation: the choice comes down to the visit and the board file. It awarded 228 beauty credentials in the reporting year. License 705499 is the board's entry for it, and that is the record to confirm is still current before a deposit.
Where it leads
Pay for cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington runs from $26,560 at the tenth percentile to $60,150 at the ninetieth, with a median of $33,960. The metro median is about 11 percent above the Texas figure. An ordinary shape: the top tenth at 1.8 times the median and a floor 22 percent below it, so a good first year and a good tenth year here are separated by a client book rather than by a cliff. The occupation is about as common around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington as it is nationally.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#7
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington
Arlington, TX · Cosmetology Private School
72%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2026-09
- $15,700 program cost
What the record shows
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington trains in Arlington, licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Arlington has 25 licensed schools, so there is a real choice locally. 72 percent of students see the course through, out of 374 enrolled. The published cost is $15,700 for the full program. Ogle School Hair Skin Nails campuses share a debt figure in the federal file, $7,917 in federal loans at the median over 850 borrowers, so read it as the chain's number rather than this floor's. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $84 a month. Completion and price both sit near the page's middle, 72 percent against 70 and $15,700, exactly the median. Nothing federal separates it, so the clinic floor and the board file will. It awarded 245 beauty credentials in the reporting year. Its board record is license 705495, and that entry is the one that counts your hours.
Where it leads
For cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the range runs $26,560 to $60,150 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles, with a median of $33,960. Against the state as a whole, the metro runs roughly 11 percent higher on median pay. The upside is capped near 1.8 times the median and the floor is 22 percent under it, a market where the first year is tight rather than dangerous and the ceiling is earned slowly. The occupation is about as common around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington as it is nationally.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#8
MediaTech Institute-Dallas
Dallas, TX
70%
Share of students who finish
- Associate degree
- 2 graduates a year
- $35,200 program cost
What the record shows
Based in Dallas, MediaTech Institute-Dallas is one of the cosmetology programs the federal government tracks. 70 percent of students across the school finish, out of 199 enrolled, and cosmetology is one of the programs inside that figure. That 70 percent is ordinary for this page, and it belongs to the whole campus; ask the cosmetology department for the program's own figure. Tuition is reported at $35,200. That price is roughly 2.2 times the $15,700 median, and nothing on this record explains the premium. 2 credentials in a year means the cosmetology program barely ran; ask whether it is enrolling this term before anything else. Graduates leave with an associate degree, not the usual certificate, and the general-education credits behind it can count toward a bachelor's later. Look this school up on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation register by its legal name before you pay, because that entry and not this one is what makes your hours count.
Where it leads
Pay for cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington runs from $26,560 at the tenth percentile to $60,150 at the ninetieth, with a median of $33,960. The metro median is about 11 percent above the Texas figure. Neither end of this market is extreme: the top tenth earns about 1.8 times the median and the floor sits 22 percent under it, which makes the first year a budget question rather than a survival one. The occupation is about as common around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington as it is nationally.
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#9
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas
Dallas, TX · Cosmetology Private School
69%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2026-09
- $15,710 program cost
What the record shows
Based in Arlington, Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas is on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation register. Arlington has 25 licensed schools, so there is a real choice locally. Of the 415 students in its fall count, 69 percent complete the course they started. Tuition is reported at $15,710 for the full program. The federal file reports borrowing for Ogle School Hair Skin Nails campuses together rather than for this one: a median of $7,917 in federal loans across 886 borrowers. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $84 a month. On completion and price it is close to the median school on this page, 69 percent against 70 and $15,710 against $15,700, which is neither a warning nor a recommendation: the choice comes down to the visit and the board file. It awarded 275 beauty credentials in the reporting year. The board files it under license 705491; that record, not this one, is what makes your hours count.
Where it leads
Pay for cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington runs from $26,560 at the tenth percentile to $60,150 at the ninetieth, with a median of $33,960. The metro median is about 11 percent above the Texas figure. A 2.3-to-one spread from bottom to top is ordinary for the trade, and here as everywhere the top belongs to a client book. The occupation is about as common around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington as it is nationally.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#10
Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas
Carrollton, TX · Cosmetology Private School
68%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2027-04
- $14,025 program cost
What the record shows
Based in Carrollton, Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas is on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation register. Carrollton has 10 licensed schools, so there is a real choice locally. 68 percent of students see the course through, out of 328 enrolled. The published cost is $14,025 for the full program. Paul Mitchell campuses share a debt figure in the federal file, $9,516 in federal loans at the median over 683 borrowers, so read it as the chain's number rather than this floor's. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $101 a month. On completion and price it is close to the median school on this page, 68 percent against 70 and $14,025 against $15,700, which is neither a warning nor a recommendation: the choice comes down to the visit and the board file. It awarded 165 beauty credentials in the reporting year. The board files it under license 702629; that record, not this one, is what makes your hours count.
Where it leads
Half of cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington earn under $33,960, with the tenth percentile at $26,560 and the ninetieth at $60,150. Against the state as a whole, the metro runs roughly 11 percent higher on median pay. An ordinary shape: the top tenth at 1.8 times the median and a floor 22 percent below it, so a good first year and a good tenth year here are separated by a client book rather than by a cliff. Local concentration around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington sits near the national average.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#11
Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology
Irving, TX · Cosmetology Private School
67%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2026-12
- $15,750 program cost
What the record shows
Based in Plano, Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology is on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation register. 67 percent of its students finish, out of 44 enrolled in the fall count. The published cost is $15,750 for the full program. Tint School of Makeup campuses share a debt figure in the federal file, $5,720 in federal loans at the median over 326 borrowers, so read it as the chain's number rather than this floor's. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $61 a month. On completion and price it is close to the median school on this page, 67 percent against 70 and $15,750 against $15,700, which is neither a warning nor a recommendation: the choice comes down to the visit and the board file. It awarded 60 credentials over the year against a fall headcount of 44, which is what a clock-hour course that turns over more than one cohort a year looks like. Its board record is license 705938, and that entry is the one that counts your hours.
Where it leads
Around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median cosmetologist earns $33,960, the bottom tenth $26,560 and the top tenth $60,150. The metro median is about 11 percent above the Texas figure. The ninetieth percentile at $60,150 is 1.8 times the median, so the upside is real but bounded, and the floor sits 22 percent under the median, so the first year is lean but not the cliff it is in some states. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington employs the trade at close to the national rate, around 6,630 people.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#12
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington
Arlington, TX · Cosmetology Private School
62%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2027-05
- $14,835 program cost
What the record shows
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington is licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and trains in Arlington. With 25 licensed schools in Arlington, this one is competing for students rather than the only option. 62 percent of students see the course through, out of 360 enrolled. The published cost is $14,835 for the full program. The federal file reports borrowing for Paul Mitchell campuses together rather than for this one: a median of $9,516 in federal loans across 683 borrowers. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $101 a month. The price is close to the $15,700 median and the completion is not: 62 percent against 70. In a clock-hour course that is the wrong half of the trade, and the reason to ask hard questions before a deposit. 116 students completed a credential here in the reporting year. The board files it under license 705152; that record, not this one, is what makes your hours count.
Where it leads
For cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the range runs $26,560 to $60,150 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles, with a median of $33,960. Against the state as a whole, the metro runs roughly 11 percent higher on median pay. A 2.3-to-one spread from bottom to top is ordinary for the trade, and here as everywhere the top belongs to a client book. The occupation is about as common around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington as it is nationally.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#13
DuVall's School of Cosmetology
Bedford, TX · Cosmetology Private School
57%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2027-06
- $11,400 program cost
What the record shows
DuVall's School of Cosmetology operates in Bedford under license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Of the 65 students in its fall count, 57 percent complete the course they started. Tuition is reported at $11,400 for the full program. Borrowing here runs to a median of $7,917 in federal loans, measured over 110 graduates. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $84 a month. $11,400 is 27 percent under the $15,700 median, and 13 points fewer finish than the 70 percent median. The saving only counts if you are one of the ones who gets through. It awarded 76 credentials over the year against a fall headcount of 65, which is what a clock-hour course that turns over more than one cohort a year looks like. License 702825 is the board's entry for it, and that is the record to confirm is still current before a deposit.
Where it leads
Half of cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington earn under $33,960, with the tenth percentile at $26,560 and the ninetieth at $60,150. Against the state as a whole, the metro runs roughly 11 percent higher on median pay. Neither end of this market is extreme: the top tenth earns about 1.8 times the median and the floor sits 22 percent under it, which makes the first year a budget question rather than a survival one. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington employs the trade at close to the national rate, around 6,630 people.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#14
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas
Grand Prairie, TX · Cosmetology Private School
50%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2027-06
- $15,750 program cost
What the record shows
Based in Grand Prairie, Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas is on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation register. With 10 licensed schools in Grand Prairie, this one is competing for students rather than the only option. 50 percent of students see the course through, out of 220 enrolled. The published cost is $15,750 for the full program. The federal file reports borrowing for Tint School of Makeup campuses together rather than for this one: a median of $5,720 in federal loans across 326 borrowers. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $61 a month. The price is close to the $15,700 median and the completion is not: 50 percent against 70. In a clock-hour course that is the wrong half of the trade, and the reason to ask hard questions before a deposit. 146 students completed a credential here in the reporting year. Its board record is license 705076, and that entry is the one that counts your hours.
Where it leads
Half of cosmetologists around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington earn under $33,960, with the tenth percentile at $26,560 and the ninetieth at $60,150. Against the state as a whole, the metro runs roughly 11 percent higher on median pay. The ninetieth percentile at $60,150 is 1.8 times the median, so the upside is real but bounded, and the floor sits 22 percent under the median, so the first year is lean but not the cliff it is in some states. Local concentration around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington sits near the national average.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
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#15
Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy
Irving, TX · Cosmetology Private School
48%
Share of students who finish
- Cosmetology
- Renews 2027-01
- $15,185 program cost
What the record shows
Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy operates in Irving under license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The license here is a barber license, which means men's cutting, shaving and beard work. It takes a similar hour count to cosmetology and is a narrower ticket, and for someone who already knows they want that end of the trade, the narrowness is the point. 48 percent of students see the course through, out of 42 enrolled. Tuition is reported at $15,185 for the full program. Completion is the one figure that compares across trades, and 48 percent, 22 points under the 70 percent median, is the first thing to ask about. $15,185 is within 4 percent of the $15,700 median for a similar hour count, which is the going rate. 31 students completed a credential here in the reporting year. The board files it under license 705767; that record, not this one, is what makes your hours count.
Where it leads
Around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median barber earns $33,000, the bottom tenth $29,550 and the top tenth $81,660. The floor is almost the median here, so the whole spread is above it, and it belongs to people with a book. The trade is unusually concentrated around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, about 2.0 times the national rate, so there are more chairs to compete for and more to be hired into.
Sources: US Department of Education, College Scorecard; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, read 2026-08-28.
Other Licensed Cosmetology Schools in Arlington
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation lists 25 currently licensed schools in Arlington. These 19 appear above, either because the school takes no federal aid and so reports no completion figure, or because its cohort was too small to rank. Being on this list means the board licenses the school, which is the thing that makes your hours count. The board's file also holds 2 Arlington records that are no longer active, which is why the roster is longer than this table.
| School | License |
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| Aisd Career & Tech Center | Cosmetology Vocational/High School |
| Bale Beauty Academy 6 Corp | Cosmetology Private School |
| Beauty Models School | Cosmetology Private School |
| Faire Belle Institute | Cosmetology Private School |
| From Ordinary to Extraordinary | Cosmetology Private School |
| Kla Beauty | Cosmetology Private School |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails | Cosmetology Private School |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails | Cosmetology Private School |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails | Cosmetology Private School |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails | Cosmetology Private School |
| Opm Beauty Institute LLC | Cosmetology Private School |
| Royalty Lash Academy LLC | Cosmetology Private School |
| Signature Beauty School | Cosmetology Private School |
| State Barber & Cosmetology School | Cosmetology Private School |
| The Beauty Pro University | Cosmetology Private School |
| Triumph Training Institute INC | Cosmetology Private School |
| V Beautiful Academy LLC | Cosmetology Private School |
| Viva de Beauty Professional Academy LLC | Cosmetology Private School |
| Wink Studios Lash Academy | Cosmetology Private School |
The 1,000-Hour Rule and the 25 Licensed Schools in Arlington
Texas has no cosmetology board. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation absorbed it and now regulates barbering and cosmetology together. TDLR sets 1,000 hours for a cosmetologist license, and up to 500 of those, half the course, can be done online. For anyone working days in Arlington, that split is usually what decides whether the thing is possible at all.
The roster is thick in Arlington. Twenty-five licensed schools carry Arlington addresses, from lash academies to the AISD Career & Tech Center, the one high school program among them. Nineteen of the 25 never show up in the federal completion file, and that is not a mark against them. Most beauty schools are clock-hour institutions that were never in it.
One caution about that roster. Nine of the 25 rows are Ogle School Hair Skin Nails licenses, which is what a mailing address does to this file. TDLR records where the license mail goes, not where the classroom is, so Texas city grouping is approximate. The agency also publishes an expiration date and no status word, which is why we count lapsed licenses by date.
Figures in this section: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; College Scorecard, June 2026.
Arlington's Mid-Cities Commute Beats the Drive to Dallas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington is the closest ranked option at two miles, finishing 72 percent of 374 students at $15,700 with median debt of $7,917. Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington is four miles out at 62 percent of 360 students for $14,835, with $9,516 in median debt. Those are the only two ranked schools in town.
The mid-cities are the short drives after that. Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas is actually in Grand Prairie, six miles away at $15,750. Ogle's Hurst campus is eight miles and finishes 75 percent. DuVall's School of Cosmetology in Bedford is nine miles, the cheapest of the near options at $11,400, and posts the highest median earnings on the list at $28,970.
The top of the ranking is a longer haul. ABC Beauty Academy in Richardson leads at 86 percent, but that is 28 miles and on 52 students, a thin base for a percentage. Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth is second at 82 percent on 500 students, 18 miles out. Weigh 1,000 hours of that drive against the difference in the figure.
Nothing in the Texas file puts these schools in order. TDLR publishes license type and an expiration date, no rating and no outcome, so the ordering here is the federal completion figure. Because the list reaches across the metro, the Dallas and Fort Worth pages carry several of the same schools, and the Texas ranking holds the rest.
Figures in this section: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; BLS OEWS, May 2025; College Scorecard, June 2026.
Arlington Shares One Wage Series with Dallas and Fort Worth
BLS does not report Arlington on its own. It reports the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro as one area, so the pay figures here are the same ones Dallas and Fort Worth carry. The school lists are not. The metro employs 6,630 hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists at a median of $33,960, against $30,680 across Texas.
The floor matters more than the median in this trade. The metro's bottom tenth of hairdressers earns $26,560 against $23,580 statewide, so the first year out is worth about $3,000 more here than elsewhere in Texas. The top tenth reaches $60,150, and getting there is a matter of a client book rather than a better first job.
Two trades beat hair here. Skincare specialists post a median of $54,290 across 1,620 people, with a top tenth of $106,760 and a bottom tenth of $28,440, close to four to one inside one job title. Esthetician pay sets that against the national figures. Barbers are twice as concentrated here as nationally, 790 employed, top tenth $81,660.
Nail work runs the other way. The metro's 1,500 manicurists and pedicurists sit at 0.38 of the national concentration, at a median of $33,800 with a bottom tenth of $18,950. And every figure on this page counts wage and salary employees, so booth renters, who are a large share of this trade, are outside the survey.
Figures in this section: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
What Cosmetology Careers Pay in Arlington
Median annual pay in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, from the May 2025 BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics release. A cosmetologist here earns a median of $33,960 against $30,680 across Texas, with 6,630 employed in the metro. Booth renters and salon owners are self-employed and outside the survey, so these figures describe stylists on a payroll.
- Estheticians $54,290 $54,290
- Cosmetologists $33,960 $33,960
- Nail technicians $33,800 $33,800
- Barbers $33,000 $33,000
| Occupation | Metro median | Texas median |
|---|---|---|
| Estheticians | $54,290 | $49,250 |
| Cosmetologists | $33,960 | $30,680 |
| Nail technicians | $33,800 | $34,040 |
| Barbers | $33,000 | $30,760 |
Each occupation has its own salary page with the range and every state, and a career page on the work and the license it needs.
Cosmetology Schools in Nearby Cities
Dallas and Fort Worth share the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX wage series with Arlington, and many of the schools within 30 miles appear on those pages too.
Common Questions About Cosmetology School in Arlington
Answers draw on Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the College Scorecard and the May 2025 BLS wage release.
How many cosmetology schools in Arlington are licensed by the state?
How many hours do you need to become a cosmetologist in Arlington?
Which Arlington beauty school has the better completion figure?
Do Arlington, Dallas and Fort Worth have the same cosmetology wages?
Is it worth leaving Arlington for beauty school?
Why do so many Arlington school licenses share one name?
Sources
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, school license records, read 2026-08-28. Hour requirement for a cosmetologist license: 1,000 clock hours, cited to the rule.
- US Department of Education, College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Completion, enrollment, cost and location for every cosmetology program (CIP 12.04) within 30 miles of downtown Arlington. Each card links its institution's Scorecard page.
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Metro-area wages and employment for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area.