Cosmetology Schools in the Knoxville area

Knoxville, TN metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$30,650

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,154

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Knoxville area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Knoxville: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 8.9 miles, farthest 21.1 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 5 list one: $5,154 to $16,995, middle $5,760 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 11 months to 16 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 64 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 255 cosmetology awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 5 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 72% (3 report it)
Pay here: $30,650 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($14.74 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,960 to $63,100; 910 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $31,310 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville	Powder Springs	Certificate	$14,900	12 months	33	8.9
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc	Knoxville	Certificate	$16,995	11 months	138	9.3
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleWIOA list	Knoxville	Certificate	$5,254	14 months	36	11.4
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroWIOA list	Jacksboro	Certificate	$5,154	14 months	18	20.3
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanWIOA list	Harriman	Certificate	$5,760	16 months	30	21.1

WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 21 of them Cosmetology.
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