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Esthetician school in Tennessee

8 esthetician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

8 schools offer these esthetician programs, and Tennessee has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Estheticians, or skincare specialists, give face and body treatments and remove unwanted hair. To be licensed you complete a state-approved esthetician or cosmetology program and pass a state exam; the rules vary by state.1 In Tennessee, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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How much does esthetician school cost in Tennessee?

$2,761 to $10,424 is what most esthetician programs in Tennessee cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $2,746 to $14,495

In the typical program

Finished the program
74%
Working 6 months later
69%
Earned a year, estimated
about $18,700
Length
26 to 30 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Tennessee may also offer esthetician school. How these figures are made

Is there free esthetician school in Tennessee?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Esthetician school in Nashville, Cookeville, Johnson City and other Tennessee cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 8 esthetician programs in Tennessee approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Aesthetics Technology

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Nashville

    Nashville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Nashville, Nashville · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,100
    Price if you pay yourself$2,880
    School website, Aesthetics Technology at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Nashville
    More details about Aesthetics Technology at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Nashville
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,024
    Length
    32 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $720
    Students counted
    195
    a year, estimated
    $28,100
    price
    $2,880

  • Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Aesthetics Program

    Jenny Lea Academy

    Johnson City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jenny Lea Academy, Johnson City · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$16,500
    Price if you pay yourself$9,400

    23 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Aesthetics Program at Jenny Lea Academy
    More details about Aesthetics Program at Jenny Lea Academy
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,125
    Length
    26 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,199
    Students counted
    186
    a year, estimated
    $16,500
    price
    $9,400
    trained with WIOA funding
    23

  • Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Esthetician

    Genesis Career College of Cookeville

    Cookeville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Genesis Career College of Cookeville, Cookeville · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$16,900
    Price if you pay yourself$14,495

    23 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Esthetician at Genesis Career College of Cookeville
    More details about Esthetician at Genesis Career College of Cookeville
    Finished
    68%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,214
    Length
    30 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,945
    Students counted
    184
    a year, estimated
    $16,900
    price
    $14,495
    trained with WIOA funding
    23

  • Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Aesthetics Technology

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Hohenwald

    Hohenwald

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Hohenwald, Hohenwald · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$12,900
    Price if you pay yourself$2,746
    Program website, Aesthetics Technology at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Hohenwald
    More details about Aesthetics Technology at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Hohenwald
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    54%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,222
    Length
    30 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,800
    Students counted
    126
    a year, estimated
    $12,900
    price
    $2,746

  • Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Esthetician

    Queen City College, LLC

    Clarksville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Queen City College, LLC, Clarksville · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,400
    Price if you pay yourself$8,725
    Program website, Esthetician at Queen City College, LLC
    More details about Esthetician at Queen City College, LLC
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    63%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,347
    Length
    25 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,775
    Students counted
    97
    a year, estimated
    $21,400
    price
    $8,725

  • Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Esthetician

    Genesis Career College Nashville Airport Campus

    Nashville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Genesis Career College Nashville Airport Campus, Nashville · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$20,500
    Price if you pay yourself$13,495
    More details about Esthetician at Genesis Career College Nashville Airport Campus
    Finished
    41%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,136
    Length
    30 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,945
    Students counted
    88
    a year, estimated
    $20,500
    price
    $13,495

  • Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Aesthetics

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Chattanooga

    Chattanooga

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Chattanooga, Chattanooga · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,766
    Program website, Aesthetics at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Chattanooga
    More details about Aesthetics at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Chattanooga
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    13 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,400
    Students counted
    36
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,766

  • Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Aesthetics Technology

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Livingston

    Livingston

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Livingston, Livingston · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,746
    Program website, Aesthetics Technology at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Livingston
    More details about Aesthetics Technology at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Livingston
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    45 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,013
    Students counted
    19
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,746

How to pay for esthetician school in Tennessee

WIOA funding can pay for esthetician school in Tennessee

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for esthetician school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for esthetician school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Esthetician school in Tennessee

programs with a price cost under $3,000
4 of 8
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
4th of 16
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
1 of 9
esthetician programs here, against the typical state's 4
8 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the esthetician school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Tennessee esthetician program numbers come from

Which Tennessee esthetician programs are on this list?

These are the esthetician programs Tennessee approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Tennessee offers.

How Tennessee esthetician program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some esthetician programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

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Sources for the facts about esthetician school in Tennessee

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Skincare Specialists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List