Federal data

Largest cosmetology programs in Tennessee

Tennessee cosmetology programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville IncKnoxvilleFor-profit, under 2-year138
2Paul Mitchell the School-MemphisMemphisFor-profit, under 2-year85
3Brillare Beauty InstituteClevelandPrivate nonprofit, under 2-year82
4Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleNashvillePublic, 2-year73
5Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonDicksonPublic, 2-year65
6Paul Mitchell the School-MurfreesboroMurfreesboroFor-profit, under 2-year64
7Gould's AcademyBartlettFor-profit, under 2-year59
8Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestNewbernPublic, 2-year46
9Empire Beauty SchoolMemphisFor-profit, under 2-year45
10Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroMurfreesboroPublic, 2-year38
11Arnolds Beauty SchoolMilanFor-profit, under 2-year37
12Image Maker Beauty InstituteHendersonvilleFor-profit, under 2-year37
13Austin's Beauty College IncClarksvilleFor-profit, under 2-year36
14Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleKnoxvillePublic, 2-year36
15Paul Mitchell the School-KnoxvillePowder SpringsFor-profit, under 2-year33
16Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollParisPublic, 2-year32
17Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvilleMcMinnvillePublic, 2-year31
18The Salon Professional Academy-NashvilleNashvilleFor-profit, under 2-year31
19The Hair Academy LLCFayettevilleFor-profit, under 2-year30
20Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanHarrimanPublic, 2-year30
21Genesis Career College-LebanonLebanonFor-profit, under 2-year30
22TC BeautyJohnson CityFor-profit, under 2-year29
23Franklin Hair Academy School of CosmetologyFranklinFor-profit, under 2-year29

Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.

How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.