How many students are enrolled?

There are 148 students currently enrolled.

What percentage of students receive Pell Grants?

58.3% of students receive Pell Grants.

What is the completion rate?

The reported completion rate is 82.2%.

What do Cosmetology graduates earn?

Median earnings two years after completion for Cosmetology are $18,398.

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Gould's Academy

Memphis, Tennessee · private for-profit · mainly awards certificates · 148 students · CosmetologyBarberingMassage Therapy

Avg net price / yr

$11,001

cheaper than 70% of comparable schools

Completion rate

82.2%

Median debt at completion

$7,767

Median earnings (10 yrs after entry)

not reported

About

Gould's Academy is a private for-profit school in Memphis, TN that mainly awards certificates. It currently enrolls 148 students and reports an average annual net price of $11,001 after aid.

What to know

The school reports a completion rate of 82.2%, but the median student debt at completion is $7,767. Median earnings 10 years after entry are not reported, though Cosmetology graduates typically earn $18,398 two years after completion.

Net price is 23% below the Tennessee median ($14,315) for schools offering these programs.

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Programs & what graduates earn

Program	Credential	Median earnings 2 yrs after completion
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services	undergraduate certificate	$18,398
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services	undergraduate certificate	not reported

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Questions students ask

Is the school public or private?: Gould's Academy is a private for-profit school.
How many students are enrolled?: There are 148 students currently enrolled.
What percentage of students receive Pell Grants?: 58.3% of students receive Pell Grants.
What is the completion rate?: The reported completion rate is 82.2%.
What do Cosmetology graduates earn?: Median earnings two years after completion for Cosmetology are $18,398.

Other options in Tennessee

School	City	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Arnolds Beauty School	Milan	$18,139	68.2%	$27,828
Chattanooga State Community College	Chattanooga	$5,283	28%	$37,598
Austin's Beauty College Inc	Clarksville	$9,989	70.6%	not reported
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson	Dickson	$14,780	75.5%	$36,829
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers	Chattanooga	$33,625	66.4%	$25,954
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton	Elizabethton	$8,568	79.9%	$35,069

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026), school ID 486530. Figures are federally reported medians and may lag current prices. "Not reported" means the federal dataset suppresses or lacks the value — often due to small cohort sizes. How we compute comparisons. This site is independent and not affiliated with any government agency or school.