Beauty school in Tennessee
45 beauty programs in 4 fields of beauty and personal care, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
25 schools offer these programs, and Tennessee has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 4 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
Beauty school covers cosmetology, barbering, skin care (esthetician) and nail tech programs. Most are full programs that prepare for a state license; a few are apprenticeships or shorter courses.
All job training programs in Tennessee, every line of work
Accredited beauty schools in Tennessee, each school with its accreditor
Beauty school by state, to compare Tennessee with other states
Compare beauty programs in Tennessee: cost, pay and results
20 programs at 19 schools
- Most cost
- $4,916 to $7,414
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $17,300
- Working 6 months later
- 69%
- Finished
- 70%
12 programs at 8 schools
- Most cost
- $4,600 to $10,875
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $28,200
- Working 6 months later
- 56%
- Finished
- 58%
8 programs at 8 schools
- Most cost
- $2,761 to $10,424
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $18,700
- Working 6 months later
- 69%
- Finished
- 74%
5 programs at 5 schools
- Most cost
- $6,250 to $8,070
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Tennessee may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Tennessee, by line of work
- Trade school programs327
- Medical certification programs197
- IT certification programs163
- Business and office training154
- Allied health programs109
- Nursing and patient care programs102
- Transportation and logistics training75
- First responder training71
- Child care and social services training24
- Culinary and hospitality programs15
- All job training in Tennessee1,282
Programs approved in Tennessee in each line of work.
Where the Tennessee beauty numbers come from
Which Tennessee programs are counted?
Programs Tennessee approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Tennessee offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
Sources for the funding facts about beauty programs in Tennessee
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- 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