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Nail technician schools in Arizona
Arizona has 8 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in Arizona, expect to start around $30,800–$33,200 and reach a median of $35,290 with experience; the top quarter earn $36,650 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arizona). Graduates of these Arizona programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,689 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What manicurists and pedicurists earn in Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,440 employed in Arizona. National median: $35,760.
Campuses in Arizona, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ChandlerHolbrookLake Havasu CityPhoenixThatcherTollesonTucson
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson College of Beauty | Tucson | for-profit | 28 | $15,433 | $6,333 | 76% | $21,529 |
| Charles of Italy Beauty College | Lake Havasu City | for-profit | 12 | $15,299 | $7,000 | 74% | $15,845 |
| Arizona Academy of Beauty | Tucson | for-profit | 13 | $14,080 | $4,535 | not reported | not reported |
| Turning Point Beauty College | Chandler | for-profit | 84 | $13,921 | $6,922 | 86% | $19,765 |
| Xtylo Beauty College | Tolleson | for-profit | 57 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $30,673 |
| Northland Pioneer College | Holbrook | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| GateWay Community College-Central City | Phoenix | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 55% | $17,257 |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.