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Esthetician Schools in Tennessee
Colleges and schools: 23
Programs
23
all sources
Median pay
$36,590
skincare specialists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $45,330
Middle program cost
$10,065
17 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
8
Esthetician programs, U.S. DOL file
Esthetician Schools in Tennessee: the figures
- Programs we list
- 23 in Tennessee: 23 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 3 public and 20 private; 1,094 esthetician completions in 2023-24 at the 21 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $10,065 in Tennessee, from $2,746 to $14,995, across 17 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $36,590 a year for skincare specialists in Tennessee, against $45,330 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs from 196 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them esthetician.
- WIOA results
- 8 esthetician programs on Tennessee's list; middle values: 76.3% of students who exited completed (6 programs report it); 69.6% were employed in the second quarter after exit (6); $5,136 median earnings in that quarter (6) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Tennessee metro area has a page; the largest list, Nashville, has 5 programs.
By metro area
- Nashville area5 programs · median pay $38,110
Every esthetician program in Tennessee
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | Clarksville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 |
| Brillare Beauty Institute | Cleveland | Certificate | $10,500 | 8 months | 180 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 56 |
| Elite College of Cosmetology | Lexington | Certificate | $8,438 | 8 months | 11 |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | Memphis | Certificate | $10,065 | 6 months | 70 |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | Brentwood | Certificate | $10,065 | 6 months | 73 |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Genesis Career College-CookevilleWIOA list | Cookeville | Certificate | $14,995 | 8 months | 52 |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | Certificate | $11,225 | 6 months | 51 |
| Gould's Academy | Memphis | Certificate | $11,225 | 6 months | 76 |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | Lawrenceburg | Certificate | $11,350 | 6 months | 0 |
| Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | Certificate | $8,000 | 7 months | 8 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Certificate | $11,000 | 6 months | 77 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | Powder Springs | Certificate | $11,000 | 6 months | 120 |
| Queen City CollegeWIOA list | Clarksville | Certificate | $8,725 | 8 months | 15 |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | Certificate | $7,475 | 5 months | 7 |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | Sweetwater | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| TC BeautyWIOA list | Johnson City | Certificate | $9,500 | 7 months | 48 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleWIOA list | Nashville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldWIOA list | Hohenwald | Certificate | $2,746 | 8 months | 25 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonWIOA list | Livingston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | Knoxville | Certificate | $14,495 | 6 months | 106 |
| The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | Certificate | $8,813 | 6 months | 17 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Tennessee, read October 8, 2026.
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