Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs in Tennessee
48 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 21 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $24,201 at The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in Tennessee earn a median of $31,310 a year across 6,080 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $46,510 | 1,980 |
| Skincare Specialists | $36,590 | 1,710 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $34,810 | 1,200 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $72,360 | 170 |
| Shampooers | $24,160 | 40 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | $24,201 (54 grads) | 44 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (71 grads) | 95 |
| Gould's Academy Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | $7,677 | $18,398 (60 grads) | 160 |
| Gould's Academy Bartlett | Undergraduate certificate | $7,677 | $18,398 (60 grads) | 123 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro | Undergraduate certificate | $9,739 | $18,245 (190 grads) | 175 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville Hendersonville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,739 | $18,245 (190 grads) | 178 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $7,198 | $17,652 (61 grads) | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville Brentwood | Undergraduate certificate | $12,090 | $17,416 (1,156 grads) | 58 |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | $11,743 | $16,897 (1,143 grads) | 94 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,580 (35 grads) | 63 |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $16,510 (1,061 grads) | 21 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville Cookeville | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,274 (201 grads) | 129 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | $10,612 | $16,028 (117 grads) | 83 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $15,655 (562 grads) | — |
| TC Beauty Johnson City | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $15,034 (105 grads) | 112 |
| Elite College of Cosmetology Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $14,627 (26 grads) | 32 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | $14,524 (90 grads) | 52 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern | Undergraduate certificate | — | $14,442 (14 grads) | 21 |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon Lebanon | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $14,246 (105 grads) | 24 |
| Vibe Barber College Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $11,481 (30 grads) | 7 |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College Lawrenceburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $8,667 (26 grads) | 12 |
| Arnolds Beauty School Milan | Undergraduate certificate | $9,411 | not published | 34 |
| Austin's Beauty College Inc Clarksville | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | not published | 55 |
| Brillare Beauty Institute Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | not published | 140 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $2,223 | not published | 91 |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology Franklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Image Maker Beauty Institute Hendersonville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,833 | not published | 32 |
| Love Beauty School Inc Manchester | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 35 |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design Cookeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services New Tazewell | Undergraduate certificate | $12,089 | not published | 35 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll Paris | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| The Hair Academy LLC Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | $7,330 | not published | 28 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers Chattanooga | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Studio 75 Hair Academy Millington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology Sweetwater | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 72 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman Harriman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville McMinnville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland Crossville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 212 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.