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Barber schools in Tennessee
Tennessee has 13 accredited campuses awarding barber credentials. If you finish and work as a barber in Tennessee, expect to start around $22,850–$23,080 and reach a median of $24,690 with experience; the top quarter earn $31,930 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $15,394 in their first year, against $14,528 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What barbers earn in Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national figures; the state estimate is not published). National median: $38,210.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BartlettChattanoogaClarksvilleCookevilleJohnson CityKnoxvilleMemphisNew TazewellNewbernOld Hickory
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | for-profit career school | 13 | $19,220 | $7,677 | 84% | $23,699 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | for-profit career college | 26 | $17,462 | $6,333 | 54% | $15,788 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | Public technical college | 15 | $16,145 | not reported | 69% | $14,677 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville | Knoxville | for-profit career school | 16 | $16,003 | $15,921 | not reported | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | Public technical college | 30 | $14,785 | not reported | 55% | $18,418 |
| Queen City College | Clarksville | for-profit career college | 28 | $14,669 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| TC Beauty | Johnson City | for-profit career school | 8 | $14,430 | $7,917 | 88% | $22,104 |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | Cookeville | for-profit career school | 16 | $13,373 | not reported | 74% | $22,450 |
| Vibe Barber College | Memphis | for-profit career college | 21 | not reported | $9,500 | 89% | $23,739 |
| Master's Barber & Styling College | Old Hickory | for-profit career college | 6 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | for-profit career school | 5 | not reported | $12,089 | 33% | $19,276 |
| Ezp's College of Barbering | Chattanooga | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Success Barber College | Memphis | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.