Federal data
For-profit short-program colleges in Tennessee by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
Tennessee for-profit short-program colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | Nashville | For-profit, under 2-year | $34,308 | 31 |
| 2 | Ross Medical Education Center | Knoxville | For-profit, under 2-year | $32,987 | 63 |
| 3 | Mind Body Institute | Madison | For-profit, under 2-year | $32,428 | 40 |
| 4 | Image Maker Beauty Institute | Hendersonville | For-profit, under 2-year | $31,893 | 37 |
| 5 | Austin's Beauty College Inc | Clarksville | For-profit, under 2-year | $31,296 | 83 |
| 6 | Genesis Career College-Lebanon | Lebanon | For-profit, under 2-year | $29,606 | 56 |
| 7 | Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | For-profit, under 2-year | $29,496 | 143 |
| 8 | Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | For-profit, under 2-year | $29,120 | 66 |
| 9 | Gould's Academy | Memphis | For-profit, under 2-year | $28,688 | 142 |
| 10 | Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | Knoxville | For-profit, under 2-year | $28,056 | 250 |
| 11 | Empire Beauty School | Brentwood | For-profit, under 2-year | $27,559 | 100 |
| 12 | Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | For-profit, under 2-year | $25,270 | 193 |
| 13 | Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | Memphis | For-profit, under 2-year | $25,086 | 91 |
| 14 | Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | For-profit, under 2-year | $23,211 | 32 |
| 15 | TC Beauty | Johnson City | For-profit, under 2-year | $23,018 | 108 |
| 16 | Arnolds Beauty School | Milan | For-profit, under 2-year | $21,053 | 37 |
| 17 | The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | For-profit, under 2-year | $16,575 | 51 |
| 18 | Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | For-profit, under 2-year | $11,627 | 28 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.