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Nail technician schools in Iowa

Iowa has 7 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in Iowa, expect to start around $15,800–$30,210 and reach a median of $45,420 with experience; the top quarter earn $57,770 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Iowa). Graduates of these Iowa programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $19,805 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What manicurists and pedicurists earn in Iowa

$15,800starting (10th percentile)
$30,210early career (25th)
$45,420median, all experience
$57,770experienced (75th)
$58,150top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 190 employed in Iowa. National median: $35,760.

Campuses in Iowa, ranked by what their graduates earned

7campuses in Iowa
100credentials awarded / yr
$19,805median earnings, yr 1 (Iowa)
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Cedar FallsDavenportDubuqueFort DodgeJohnstonMason City

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
La James International College-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls for-profit 5 $22,922 not reported 71% $23,892
La James International College-Davenport Davenport for-profit 25 $21,813 not reported 91% $22,558
La James International College-Johnston Johnston for-profit 23 $21,521 $6,857 88% $23,030
Capri College-Dubuque Dubuque for-profit 6 $19,805 $7,826 74% $20,162
Capri College-Davenport Davenport for-profit 24 $17,959 $7,796 82% $20,427
La James International College-Ft Dodge Fort Dodge for-profit 1 $17,635 not reported 90% $20,989
La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Mason City for-profit 16 $17,152 $8,000 77% $16,532

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.

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