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46 schools in Tennessee offer barbering-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 6 registered apprenticeship sponsors in Tennessee train barbering apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups barbering with cosmetology — schools below may offer any of these.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | public | $5,283 | 28% | $37,598 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | public | $6,631 | 75.3% | $40,869 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | public | $8,568 | 79.9% | $35,069 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | public | $9,698 | 66.5% | $38,514 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | public | $11,413 | 66.7% | $40,322 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland | Crossville | public | $10,865 | 82.7% | $35,551 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | public | $12,267 | 57.2% | $36,106 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | public | $10,060 | 71.2% | $29,074 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | public | $12,746 | 82.2% | $36,449 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | public | $11,148 | 70.1% | $31,591 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | public | $12,612 | 76% | $33,497 |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | Lawrenceburg | private for-profit | $9,581 | 54.4% | $25,089 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | public | $14,780 | 75.5% | $36,829 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | public | $15,816 | 70.5% | $38,955 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | public | $15,910 | 78% | $38,837 |
| Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | private for-profit | $8,061 | 72.3% | $18,056 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | public | $14,315 | 47.2% | $31,192 |
| TC Beauty | Johnson City | private for-profit | $9,859 | 81% | $21,153 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | public | $15,875 | 71.6% | $31,949 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | Knoxville | private for-profit | $10,052 | 74.6% | $19,913 |
| Elite College of Cosmetology | Lexington | private for-profit | $11,041 | 75% | $21,197 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | public | $20,012 | 70.8% | $37,235 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | private for-profit | $12,321 | 49.4% | $22,652 |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | Lebanon | private for-profit | $15,107 | 54% | $24,977 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | private for-profit | $18,716 | 68.3% | $30,461 |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | Brentwood | private for-profit | $14,834 | 66.3% | $23,921 |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | Jackson | private for-profit | $15,253 | 39.5% | $24,397 |
| Arnolds Beauty School | Milan | private for-profit | $18,139 | 68.2% | $27,828 |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | Memphis | private for-profit | $15,771 | 60% | $22,377 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | Memphis | private for-profit | $18,186 | 60% | $25,306 |
| Brillare Beauty Institute | Cleveland | private nonprofit | $17,894 | 79.7% | $24,728 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | Hendersonville | private for-profit | $22,587 | 66.3% | $30,461 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $23,958 | 54.4% | $31,102 |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | Cookeville | private for-profit | $18,948 | 72.9% | $23,696 |
| The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | private for-profit | $22,823 | 79.6% | $22,193 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $33,625 | 66.4% | $25,954 |
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | Clarksville | private for-profit | $9,989 | 70.6% | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | Nashville | private for-profit | $12,103 | 84.4% | not reported |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | private for-profit | $22,321 | not reported | not reported |
| Vibe Barber College | Memphis | private for-profit | $17,560 | 81.3% | not reported |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | private for-profit | $12,621 | 38.5% | not reported |
| Gould's Academy | Memphis | private for-profit | $11,001 | 82.2% | not reported |
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | Hendersonville | private for-profit | $18,352 | 71% | not reported |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | private for-profit | $19,261 | 83.7% | not reported |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | Sweetwater | private for-profit | $2,636 | 77.8% | not reported |
| Studio 75 Hair Academy | Millington | private for-profit | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
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