Cosmetology Schools in the Memphis area

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (Mississippi, Tennessee)

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$30,980

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,097

of 7 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Memphis area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Memphis: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 2.9 miles, farthest 31.3 miles
Listed program cost: 7 of 8 list one: $5,097 to $20,660, middle $18,650 (IPEDS)
Program length: 7 colleges list a length: 11 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 403 cosmetology awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $30,980 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($14.89 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $25,370 to $48,120; 1,000 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $31,310 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Empire Beauty School-E Memphis	Memphis, TN	Certificate	$17,145	11 months	45	2.9
Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis	Memphis, TN	Certificate	$19,318	11 months	85	3.8
Gould's Academy	Memphis, TN	Certificate	$18,650	12 months	33	4.0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis	Memphis, TN	Certificate	$5,097	15 months	26	8.1
Delta Technical College-Mississippi	Horn Lake, MS	Certificate	$20,660	13 months	115	9.4
Gould's Academy	Bartlett, TN	Certificate	$18,650	13 months	59	11.6
Studio 75 Hair Academy	Millington, TN	Certificate	$15,000	13 months	1	18.3
Northwest Mississippi Community College	Senatobia, MS	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	39	31.3

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, read October 8, 2026.

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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