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Nail technician schools in Tennessee
Tennessee has 14 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in Tennessee, expect to start around $20,450–$28,130 and reach a median of $34,810 with experience; the top quarter earn $40,000 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 $14,549 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What manicurists and pedicurists earn in Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,200 employed in Tennessee. National median: $35,760.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BartlettChattanoogaClarksvilleCookevilleFayettevilleFranklinJohnson CityLawrenceburgLexingtonLivingstonManchesterMemphisNew TazewellSweetwater
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | for-profit | 3 | $24,282 | not reported | 86% | $24,045 |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | for-profit | 38 | $19,220 | $7,677 | 84% | $23,699 |
| Gould's Academy | Memphis | for-profit | 29 | $19,220 | $7,677 | 80% | $15,756 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | for-profit | 55 | $17,462 | $6,333 | 54% | $15,788 |
| Queen City College | Clarksville | for-profit | 23 | $14,669 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| TC Beauty | Johnson City | for-profit | 21 | $14,430 | $7,917 | 88% | $22,104 |
| The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | for-profit | 4 | $13,033 | $7,330 | 85% | $28,170 |
| Elite College of Cosmetology | Lexington | for-profit | 18 | $11,083 | $5,500 | 79% | $15,735 |
| Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | for-profit | 3 | $10,982 | $9,500 | 74% | $12,301 |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | Lawrenceburg | for-profit | 12 | $9,868 | not reported | 49% | $15,782 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | for-profit | 27 | not reported | $2,223 | not reported | not reported |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | Sweetwater | for-profit | 17 | not reported | not reported | 78% | $8,226 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 78% | $17,685 |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | for-profit | 5 | not reported | $12,089 | 33% | $19,276 |
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.