Ranked using real 2026 Texas Class A licensing exam outcomes — not just a pass rate, but how well each school prepares students to pass on their first try. This data isn't available on Google.
Score = 50% written pass rate + 25% first-attempt success rate + 15% practical pass rate + 10% accreditation bonus, using each school's 2026 available data (missing components are excluded rather than scored as zero). Schools need at least 5 2026 written test-takers to be ranked — fewer than that, and one lucky or unlucky result could swing a percentage wildly.
| Rank | School | Tuition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OZ Barber and Piercing Academy Dallas Accredited 4.8 | 100 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 1.0 | 24 | — |
| 2 | Central Texas Beauty College 2 Round Rock Accredited 4.2 | 95 | 100% | 100% | 80% | 1.2 | 5 | $8,675 |
| 3 | Brighton Barber Institute Fort Worth Accredited 4.8 | 91 | 90% | 89% | 90% | 1.0 | 10 | $15,175 |
| 4 | Renew Barber Carrollton 4.5 | 90 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 1.0 | 5 | — |
| 5 | Shears Of Steele Jensen Beach 4.9 | 90 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 1.0 | 19 | — |
| 6 | Crossroads Barber Academy Victoria 4.6 | 90 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 1.0 | 7 | — |
| 7 | Rio Grande High School Rio Grande City | 89 | 100% | 91% | 100% | 1.0 | 6 | — |
| 8 | Grayson County College Denison 4.1 | 87 | 100% | 100% | 88% | 1.3 | 8 | — |
| 9 | Marqblendz Barber Academy Co Plano 5 | 86 | 98% | 100% | 91% | 1.3 | 53 | — |
| 10 | North Central Texas College Gainesville 3.8 | 86 | 100% | 100% | 83% | 1.2 | 6 | $8,675 |
| 11 | Illumination Barber School LLC Houston 4.4 | 86 | 97% | 96% | 91% | 1.1 | 33 | — |
| 12 | Expert Do Inc Carrollton 4.5 | 85 | 100% | 100% | 80% | 1.2 | 5 | — |
| 13 | State Barber & Cosmetology School Fort Worth Accredited 4.6 | 83 | 83% | 67% | 83% | 1.0 | 6 | — |
| 14 | Paul Mitchell The School Austin Austin Accredited 4.3 | 82 | 80% | 80% | 80% | 1.0 | 5 | — |
| 15 | NeeCee's Barber College Abilene Accredited 4.2 | 82 | 91% | 70% | 64% | 1.4 | 11 | $13,390 |
| 16 | Dallas Blends Barber Academy Dallas Accredited 4.9 | 81 | 78% | 96% | 71% | 1.1 | 68 | — |
| 17 | Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana Texarkana Accredited 4.7 | 80 | 80% | 100% | 60% | 1.3 | 5 | $12,500 |
| 18 | A&M Barber Academy Fort Worth Accredited 4.7 | 79 | 89% | 100% | 66% | 1.1 | 19 | — |
| 19 | Houston Barber School Houston Accredited 4.1 | 79 | 76% | 91% | 70% | 1.1 | 94 | $14,000 |
| 20 | Dapper G Barber College San Antonio Accredited 4.3 | 79 | 75% | 100% | 65% | 1.3 | 20 | — |
These schools have fewer than 5 recorded 2026 written test-takers, so a pass rate wouldn't be statistically meaningful yet.
| Skyline High School | Dallas | 4 students tested |
| Tonsore Master Academy | San Antonio | 4 students tested |
| Deleon Barber And Beauty Academy LLC | Bastrop | 4 students tested |
| Mike'S Barber School LLC | Edinburg | 4 students tested |
| Rzj | Plano | 4 students tested |
| El Pipo Barber College | El Paso | 4 students tested |
| Mission Beauty Institute | Mission | 4 students tested |
| Nacogdoches High School | Nacogdoches | 4 students tested |
| Donna High School | Donna | 4 students tested |
| 360 Barber College | Sulphur Springs | 4 students tested |
| Southwest Barber Institute | El Paso | 4 students tested |
| Blessed Hands Barber Cosmetology College | Corpus Christi | 4 students tested |
| Yahweh Beauty Academy | Killeen | 4 students tested |
| Meraki Institute Of Beauty And Wellness | Pharr | 4 students tested |
| Legend'S Barber College | Lufkin | 4 students tested |
| All Around Barber School | Hutto | 4 students tested |
| Klein Collins High School | Spring | 3 students tested |
| The Professional Cosmetology Academy | Laredo | 3 students tested |
| Navarro High School | Seguin | 3 students tested |
| Community Isd | — | 3 students tested |