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Esthetician schools in Tennessee
Tennessee has 20 accredited campuses awarding esthetics credentials. If you finish and work as a skincare specialist in Tennessee, expect to start around $22,200–$28,540 and reach a median of $36,590 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,500 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 $17,839 in their first year, against $20,883 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What skincare specialists earn in Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,710 employed in Tennessee. National median: $45,330.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BartlettBrentwoodChattanoogaClarksvilleClevelandCookevilleCordovaFayettevilleFranklinHendersonvilleHohenwaldJohnson CityKnoxvilleManchesterMemphisMurfreesboroNashvilleNew Tazewell
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | for-profit | 9 | $24,282 | not reported | 86% | $24,045 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | Public | 29 | $19,887 | not reported | 70% | $21,109 |
| Gould's Academy | Memphis | for-profit | 74 | $19,220 | $7,677 | 80% | $15,756 |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | for-profit | 51 | $19,220 | $7,677 | 84% | $23,699 |
| Brillare Beauty Institute | Cleveland | non-profit | 125 | $18,578 | $7,917 | 84% | $21,460 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | Hendersonville | for-profit | 95 | $18,432 | $9,739 | 74% | $27,546 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | for-profit | 82 | $18,432 | $9,739 | 75% | $23,452 |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | Memphis | for-profit | 65 | $18,217 | $11,743 | 67% | $21,404 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | for-profit | 32 | $17,462 | $6,333 | 54% | $15,788 |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | Brentwood | for-profit | 41 | $17,189 | $12,090 | 72% | $19,703 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | Public | 21 | $16,680 | not reported | 65% | $18,463 |
| Queen City College | Clarksville | for-profit | 25 | $14,669 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| TC Beauty | Johnson City | for-profit | 47 | $14,430 | $7,917 | 88% | $22,104 |
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | Clarksville | for-profit | 11 | $14,428 | $7,917 | 68% | $16,629 |
| The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | for-profit | 17 | $13,033 | $7,330 | 85% | $28,170 |
| Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | for-profit | 5 | $10,982 | $9,500 | 74% | $12,301 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | Knoxville | for-profit | 122 | not reported | not reported | 82% | $16,085 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | for-profit | 67 | not reported | $2,223 | not reported | not reported |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | for-profit | 8 | not reported | $12,089 | 33% | $19,276 |
| Cure Advanced Aesthetics Institute | Cordova | — | — | 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.