Esthetician Schools in the Nashville area

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$38,110

skincare specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$10,065

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Esthetician Schools in the Nashville area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Nashville: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 7.4 miles, farthest 21.0 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $10,065 to $11,000, middle $11,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 6 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 32 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 315 esthetician awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 5 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $38,110 median for skincare specialists ($18.32 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $23,750 to $83,500; 760 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $36,590 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Empire Beauty School-Nashville	Brentwood	Certificate	$10,065	6 months	73	7.4
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleWIOA list	Nashville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	28	10.3
Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology	Franklin	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	11.8
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville	Powder Springs	Certificate	$11,000	6 months	120	19.6
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	Certificate	$11,000	6 months	77	21.0

WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them Esthetician.
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