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Cosmetology Schools in Tennessee
46 schools in Tennessee offer cosmetology-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 11 registered apprenticeship programs in Tennessee train cosmetology apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups cosmetology with barbering — schools below may offer any of these.
Occupation pay is what working cosmetology professionals in Tennessee earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
Official license records related to cosmetology in Tennessee
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- COSMETOLOGIST — Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division of Regulatory Boards~Division of Regulatory Boards
- HAIR BRAIDER — (No board is specified to oversee the license)
- NATURAL HAIR STYLIST — Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division of Regulatory Boards~Division of Regulatory Boards
- BARBER TECHNICIAN — Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division of Regulatory Boards~Division of Regulatory Boards
- MASTER BARBER — Department of Commerce and Insurance~Division of Regulatory Boards~Division of Regulatory Boards
- ELECTROLOGIST — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.
Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | public | $5,283 | 28% | $37,598 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | public | $6,631 | 75.3% | $40,869 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | public | $8,568 | 79.9% | $35,069 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | public | $9,698 | 66.5% | $38,514 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | public | $11,413 | 66.7% | $40,322 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland | Crossville | public | $10,865 | 82.7% | $35,551 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | public | $12,267 | 57.2% | $36,106 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | public | $10,060 | 71.2% | $29,074 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | public | $12,746 | 82.2% | $36,449 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | public | $11,148 | 70.1% | $31,591 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | public | $12,612 | 76% | $33,497 |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | Lawrenceburg | private for-profit | $9,581 | 54.4% | $25,089 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | public | $14,780 | 75.5% | $36,829 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | public | $15,816 | 70.5% | $38,955 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | public | $15,910 | 78% | $38,837 |
| Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | private for-profit | $8,061 | 72.3% | $18,056 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | public | $14,315 | 47.2% | $31,192 |
| TC Beauty | Johnson City | private for-profit | $9,859 | 81% | $21,153 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | public | $15,875 | 71.6% | $31,949 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | Knoxville | private for-profit | $10,052 | 74.6% | $19,913 |
| Elite College of Cosmetology | Lexington | private for-profit | $11,041 | 75% | $21,197 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | public | $20,012 | 70.8% | $37,235 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | private for-profit | $12,321 | 49.4% | $22,652 |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | Lebanon | private for-profit | $15,107 | 54% | $24,977 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | private for-profit | $18,716 | 68.3% | $30,461 |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | Brentwood | private for-profit | $14,834 | 66.3% | $23,921 |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | Jackson | private for-profit | $15,253 | 39.5% | $24,397 |
| Arnolds Beauty School | Milan | private for-profit | $18,139 | 68.2% | $27,828 |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | Memphis | private for-profit | $15,771 | 60% | $22,377 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | Memphis | private for-profit | $18,186 | 60% | $25,306 |
| Brillare Beauty Institute | Cleveland | private nonprofit | $17,894 | 79.7% | $24,728 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | Hendersonville | private for-profit | $22,587 | 66.3% | $30,461 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $23,958 | 54.4% | $31,102 |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | Cookeville | private for-profit | $18,948 | 72.9% | $23,696 |
| The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | private for-profit | $22,823 | 79.6% | $22,193 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $33,625 | 66.4% | $25,954 |
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | Clarksville | private for-profit | $9,989 | 70.6% | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | Nashville | private for-profit | $12,103 | 84.4% | not reported |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | private for-profit | $22,321 | not reported | not reported |
| Vibe Barber College | Memphis | private for-profit | $17,560 | 81.3% | not reported |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | private for-profit | $12,621 | 38.5% | not reported |
| Gould's Academy | Memphis | private for-profit | $11,001 | 82.2% | not reported |
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | Hendersonville | private for-profit | $18,352 | 71% | not reported |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | private for-profit | $19,261 | 83.7% | not reported |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | Sweetwater | private for-profit | $2,636 | 77.8% | not reported |
| Studio 75 Hair Academy | Millington | private for-profit | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not cosmetology graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
Common questions: Cosmetology school in Tennessee
- How much do Cosmetology schools cost in Tennessee?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 46 cosmetology schools in Tennessee is $14,315. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- Can you get paid to train as a cosmetology in Tennessee?
- Yes — Tennessee has 11 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the cosmetology apprenticeships page for the current list.
- What does a cosmetology earn in Tennessee?
- Working cosmetology professionals in Tennessee earn a median of $31,310 per year, ranging from about $25,700 to $58,000 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.
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